File:A medieval, beehive thimble (FindID 539038).jpg

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a medieval, beehive thimble
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West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Jack Coulthard, 2013-01-15 14:07:06
Title
a medieval, beehive thimble
Description
English: A cast copper alloy, beehive thimble, probably dating from AD1400-1500. It is dome shaped, with no division between crown and sides.There are two narrow grooves immediately above the rim; the upper groove being partially occluded by some of the small, round, punched holes. The holes, which cover the wall and top of the thimble are closely spaced and arranged in vertical rows. The thimble has a light green patina. It is slightly squashed; in its present configuration it is 17.2mm in diameter and 19.2mm high. It weighs 5.76gm.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Doncaster
Date between 1400 and 1500
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1400-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 539038
Old ref: SWYOR-562474
Filename: PAS_2008_thimble.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/411921
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/411921/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/539038
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Object location53° 30′ 55.08″ N, 1° 13′ 49.26″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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