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THIMBLE
Unique ID: NMS-A5148F
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval copper alloy domed thimble with an encircling groove above the base in which there are clear signs of folding. The sides are covered by thirty-three vertical rows of eight or nine small round indentations and the dome by six concentric rings of the same. At the very top twelve further indentations fill the space between the innermost ring. Height 19.8mm. Diameter 18.9 - 21mm. 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 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 19.8 mm
Diameter: 21 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 9th October 2018 - Monday 12th November 2018
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 14432
Other reference: KLMD112018
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Stamped
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Marham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF7109
Four figure Latitude: 52.65177037
Four figure longitude: 0.52645639
1:25K map: TF7109
1:10K map: TF70NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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