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THIMBLE
Unique ID: NMS-0DAFD6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval probably cast copper alloy domed thimble with two engraved grooves above the base, with the sides covered with thirty-five oblique rows of seven or eight small round indentations, and with three concentric rings of the same around the dome, the centre of which has been left plain. The metal is c.1mm thick. Diameter 16mm. Height 12.3mm. Second half 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 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 12.3 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Diameter: 16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 17th February 2015 - Monday 16th March 2015
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 51659
Other reference: NMD032015
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: North Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Dunton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF8829
Four figure Latitude: 52.82572905
Four figure longitude: 0.78890582
1:25K map: TF8829
1:10K map: TF82NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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