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THIMBLE
Unique ID: NMS-390582
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Two badly distorted medieval copper alloy domed thimbles, 14th century:
- with central hole, groove around base, vertical lines of small round indentations on sides and concentric rings of the same on the dome, diameter c.13mm, height c.10mm.
- groove around base, continuous spiral of small round indentations on sides and outer part of dome, diameter c.17mm, height c.16mm.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1330
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 2
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 15th October 2013 - Wednesday 5th February 2014
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 53000
Other reference: SB022014
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Gayton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF7218
Four figure Latitude: 52.73228139
Four figure longitude: 0.54592338
1:25K map: TF7218
1:10K map: TF71NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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