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Description: | A Medieval to post-Medieval copper-alloy thimble.The thimble is squashed and damaged. The lower three quarters are vertical-sided, the outer surface decorated by a series of irregular columns of incuse pellets. In the upper quarter the sides angle inwards more sharply, towards the rounded apex; the indentations in this area are randomly located.Height: 25.1mm; width: 25.6mm. Weight: 11.6g.Holmes dates 'heavy duty' thimbles, such as this example, to the 15th to mid 16th century (1988: 1).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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