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THIMBLE
Unique ID: LVPL-9296CB
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper-alloy thimble of Post-medieval date. It is dome shaped and complete and the rim is thickened. The holes are circular and extend in a spiral from the top centre of the dome to the rim.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 23 mm
Diameter: 19 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st September 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Ryedale (District)
To be known as: Bossall
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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