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Description: | Post-medieval copper alloy thimble with its lower half covered in stamped decoration applied in encircling bands. From the base these comprise: obliquely set elongated impressions resembling bread loaves, a fine engraved groove, horizontally set similar impressions, seven conjoined lozenges formed from lines of annulets and each containing a six-pointed star, horizontal loves, a fine groove and obliquely set loaves. Diameter c.16mm. Height 22.5mm. A Nuremberg or Dutch product of c.1550 - c.1620 ( cf. Margeson 1992, nos. 1462-5; Egan 2005, no. 643).Area no.1 on annotated map in file | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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