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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy "bee-hive" thimble, of Late Medieval dating (1400 to 1550 AD). The thimble is squashed to an oval form and is broadly D shaped in cross section / profile, with gentle sloping sides and a domed top. The rim is damaged, with a number of very small segments missing. The sides slope and taper towards the shallow domed top and have a series of hand punched indentations arranged in rough horizontal circumferential linear bands. The base has a pair of cast parallel lines around the circumference.The surface has a mottled green patina with some oxidation erosion.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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