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Description: | An incomplete Medieval/ Early Post-Medieval (1400-1600) copper alloy thimble, now squashed. The thimble would have been domed with a rounded top and slightly flared sides. The surface is decorated with both circular and triangular drilled pits arranged as a spiral, starting at the centre and continuing in a regular fashion to c.5mm above the base. Below this the walls are plain apart from two evenly spaced circumferential grooves. There is a large crack where the walls meet the top and a fragment of metal is missing. Similarly, some of the drilled pits are worn through and are now open. The outer surface of the thimble is mostly a greyish purple colour, while the inside appears to have patches of light green corrosion.The thimble stands at 19.45mm tall and weighs 2.4g. At the base it measures 24.2mm by 4.9mm and at the top 15.0mm by 10.5mm.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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