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THIMBLE

Unique ID: SUR-FD36BB

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

An open sewing ring or thimble, cylindrical in shape with small, quite tightly packed circular indentations running in vertical columns. There is a groove running round both upper and lower rims. Probably medieval, 13th to 15th century.

Class: ring

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Exactly AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 14 mm
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 4 g
Diameter: 18.1 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 5th November 2017

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Basingstoke and Deane (District)
Parish or ward: Hurstbourne Priors (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU4645
Four figure Latitude: 51.20236818
Four figure longitude: -1.34297471
1:25K map: SU4645
1:10K map: SU44NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Recording Institution: SUR
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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