File:6FE0C2. Copper alloy thimble (FindID 87866).jpg

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6FE0C2. Copper alloy thimble
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Somerset County Council, Ciorstaidh Hayward Trevarthen, 2005-03-01 11:15:44
Title
6FE0C2. Copper alloy thimble
Description
English: Cast, copper alloy thimble. Thick walled, domed thimble with hand stamped circular indentations in a spiral pattern. At the base is a plain rim bordered by an incised groove. At the crown is a small bare area (tonsure)with no indentations. The tip of the thimble is rounded. Approximate diameter of indentations - 1.6 mm. The combination of the spiral pattern of indentations and the presence of a tonsure dates this thimble to the 16th to early 17th century (pre c.1650)
Depicted place (County of findspot) Dorset
Date between 1500 and 1650
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 87866
Old ref: SOMDOR-6FE0C2
Filename: 6FE0C2.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/52708
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/52708/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/87866
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Object location50° 47′ 10.32″ N, 2° 11′ 56.33″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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