File:Medieval thimble , Illustration by Mike Trevarthen (FindID 833514).jpg

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Medieval thimble : Illustration by Mike Trevarthen
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Katie Hinds, 2017-02-28 17:06:41
Title
Medieval thimble : Illustration by Mike Trevarthen
Description
English: A medieval copper alloy Hispano-Moresque domed thimble dating to c.1100-1500, measuring 49.8mm in length, 23.2mm in width and weighing 33.81g. The walls are 1.6mm thick. The open end is flanked with decoration in the form of two pairs of concentric grooves, the upper pair of which contains diagonal grooves between them. Inside the two pairs of concentric grooves are long curlicues with a dot between the curl and a curving line flanking the open edge. The sides of the thimble are parallel, angling inwards at the closed end towards the rounded tip. Another pair of concentric grooves are visible just below the tip. Between this pair of concentric grooves and those with diagonal grooves the central area of the thimble is filled with irregular circular punches.
The open end has a jagged break extending along the side of the thimble.

With many thanks to Brian Read for the identification. He comments further, "These date to c.12th - c.15th century, the degree of corrosion and condition makes me suspect this one is of the earlier date. The first I've noted as found in Britain. Probably made in Cordoba, Spain when under Moorish control. See Holmes 1985, pp 20-21 & McConnel 1991, pp 11, 14." (pers. comm. March 2016).

Illustration by Mike Trevarthen (reproduced with the kind permission of Brian Read).
Depicted place (County of findspot) Hampshire
Date between 1100 and 1500
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1100-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 833514
Old ref: HAMP-598DC8
Filename: HAMP598DC8Ilustration.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/604141
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/604141/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/833514
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Object location51° 13′ 46.56″ N, 1° 32′ 43.19″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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