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THIMBLE
Unique ID: WMID1437
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Published 
Sub-oval shape, which has been open cast, therefore one surface is flat the other slightly rounded. On this rounded surface there is a circular indentation. The edges of the item are crumpled.
Class: palm guard
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 77.28 mm
Width: 50.5 mm
Thickness: 5.99 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 21st March 1999
Personal details
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Solihull (Metropolitan District)
District: Solihull (Metropolitan District)
To be known as: WEST MIDLANDS BERKSWELL
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey, G. | 1995 | Detector Finds | Chelmsford | Greenlight Publishing | p. 52-3 | No. 12 |
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