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THIMBLE

Unique ID: NMS-D74633

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Medieval copper alloy thimble, squashed and distorted, decorated with a spiral of closely spaced large dots around sides and onto a shallow dome leaving a blank area in the centre. Diam. c.17-18mm. Height 19mm. See Egan (1998), 267, fig.206. 14th century.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Height: 19 mm
Diameter: 18 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 12th November 2013 - Monday 9th December 2013

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Other reference numbers

SMR reference number: 32735
Other reference: KLMD122013

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Sedgeford (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF7036
Four figure Latitude: 52.89456655
Four figure longitude: 0.52569155
1:25K map: TF7036
1:10K map: TF73NW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 10 years ago

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