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THIMBLE
Unique ID: PUBLIC-BB3DA7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy thimble dating to c.1350-1400 AD, probably of English origin. The object has been hammered from sheet metal, tiny overlaps can be seen on the inside.
16mm high by 17mm diameter. It has a domed top with a small circular hole at the centre. The outer face has two horizontal indented rims at the bottom and a series of closely-spaced horizontal rows of small circular indentations. The object has a dark green patina. Its walls are 0.5m thick and the weight is 2.50g.
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: 16 mm
Weight: 2.5 g
Diameter: 17 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 2nd January 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Sevenoaks (District)
Parish or ward: Fawkham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ5865
Four figure Latitude: 51.36209638
Four figure longitude: 0.26807314
1:25K map: TQ5865
1:10K map: TQ56NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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