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Description: | A complete sheet square top copper-alloy thimble. It has been flattened intentionally or during post-deposition and the top is breaking away from the body at several points. The thimble has sub-circular or oval indentations that spiral from a central point on the flattened top around the body and finishing 2.7mm above the base leaving a clear border. It measures 27.18mm in height and is 16.6mm in width at rim (flattened). It is 0.73mm thick at the bast and weighs 4.21g. The spiral indentations date the thimble to the 14th - 16th century AD. Thimbles with similar spiraling indentations can be seen on the database; SUSS-49EF31 and HAMP-4394C6.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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