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Description: | A late medieval - early post medieval lead alloy thumb rest from a tankard. This is a twin-ball thumb piece from a tankard. There are two balls attached to a penannular section that would attach to the lid of a tankard. There are casting seams around the circumference of the balls. Tankards with similar thumb pieces date from the late 14th - 16th century (Hornsby, P., Weinstein, R. and Homer, R. 1989:52,63).Dimensions: length: 14.34mm; width: 22.37mm; diameter: 9.21mm; weight: 5.68g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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