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Description: | A cast copper alloy thimble probably dating to the Medieval period, (1100-1500). The thimble is covered in irregular pits which are spiral on the crown and run vertically down the sides. The pits are irregular in diameter and the vertical rows converge in places. At the base of the object on the outer face is a circumferential groove, below which there are no pits. The object has a light green patina and is corroded in places.The object can be dated from the Medieval to the Tudor period, Cuddeford, (1994), p48.
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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