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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: NMS-405C3F
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy unidentified object of medieval to post medieval date (c. AD 1350 - 1700). The object is in the form of a thimble, with a domed crown and expanded mouth, however, it lacks any indentations, hles or pits, usually seen on thimbles. The thimble may be unfinished, or may be part of another object such as a ferrule or end cap from a cane or similar. Wrinkles and folds in the sides may suggest that it was made using the stamping and hammering method (Holmes, 1999, p.1).
A similar example, recorded on the database as a thimble is: SWYOR-F51B11.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 12.2 mm
Weight: 1.8 g
Diameter: 15.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st June 2016 - Wednesday 22nd June 2016
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 61246
Other reference: IND23062016ED
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
To be known as: Near Diss
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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