Accession No
1898.207 A
Description
Bronze thimble, larger than 1898.207 B.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Suffolk; Lakenheath
Period
Anglo Saxon
Source
Jenkinson, Francis John Henry [monetary donor]; Gathercole, George P. [vendor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1898.207 A; MAA: AR 1898.235
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for 1898.207 A-B: 'A larger and a smaller bronze thimble.'
Event Date 1897
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Field collection)
Found 1898
Found with Saxon remains
Event Date 1898
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Bronze thimble, larger than 1898.207 B.
Event Date 17/5/2021
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Amendments / updates)
Period field previously recorded Roman or Anglo Saxon. The Portable Antiquities Scheme guidance on metal thimbles suggests they were not in use in Roman Europe. Roman has therefore been removed from the period field to reflect this.
Event Date 10/4/2025
Author: Heather Donoghue
FM:291757
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