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Description: | A cast copper-alloy late medieval or early post-medieval 'skep' thimble, dating from the second half of the 14th century - end of the 15th. The thimble is of a beehive conical shape with a narrow plain basal zone with an incised line dividing the plain band from the rest of the outer wall of the thimble. The rest of the thimble is covered by iregularly spaced small hand-stamped circular pits in vertical lines There is a small hole at the apex. The base is irregular and slightly damaged. The thimble, where not obscured by dirt, is light green in colour. Likely produced at Nürnberg, Bavaria.Measurements: 15.85mm in diameter (at opening), 12.1mm high, thimble wall 2.25mm thick and 3.38g in weight.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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