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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy 'beehive' Thimble of Medieval to Post Medieval date (AD 1400-1550). This thimble is oval in plan and the walls taper inwards from the base towards the crown. The outer face has a line of sub-circular indentations/drilled pits which spiral clockwise from the base to the top. The apex is bare. The base is decorated with two circumferential grooves. The inner face of the object is smooth and undecorated.The object is missing a small portion of its base.The metal is a dark green in colour with some areas of lighter green corrosion.Finds Research Group Datasheet 9. Finds Research Group 700-1700, Norwich.Diameter: 18.52mm, Height: 13.85mm, Thickness: 1.19mm, Weight: 4.3g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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