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Description: | An incomplete and squashed Medieval or Post Medieval copper alloy thimble, dating to 1300-1700. The thimble is 'beehive' shaped and is almost hemispherical. The exterior of the thimble is decorated with small triangular pits which are arranged in an irregular spiral from the base to the top. There is also a fine incised line around the base just above the rim. It has a medium green patina and has been broken at the top. The object weighs 1.7g and measures 20.16mm in length and 14.48mm in height.For similar examples, see Egan's (1998) The Medieval Household, page 266-267, numbers 829-831 or Egan, G. (2005) Material Culture in London in an age of transition, MoLAS Monograph 19: 131ff.
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