Accession No

TEMP.03648


Description

Copper alloy, closed thimble with straight, tapering sides and domed crown. One side folded in on itself. Bands of ovoid indentations in spiral pattern running clockwise from centre of crown, forming horizontal lines around sides. Incised line around top of plain rim.


Place

Europe; ?British Isles; ?England; ?Suffolk; ?Lakenheath


Period

Medieval Post Medieval


Source


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

TEMP.03648; MAA: ?1906.268


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze


Local Term


Measurements

15mm x 16mm


Events

Context (Related Documents)
See 'Report on Collections Research and Cataloguing Project on Post Medieval 'To Be Disposed Of' Material' by David Kay in the archive (Doc.474) for background information.
Event Date 2019
Author: Heather Donoghue


Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy, closed thimble with straight, tapering sides and domed crown. One side folded in on itself. Bands of ovoid indentations in spiral pattern running clockwise from centre of crown, forming horizontal lines around sides. Incised line around top of plain rim.
Event Date 10/4/2025
Author: Heather Donoghue


Context (Found together / assemblage)
Found with TEMP.03647 in a bag with museum card label: 'Lakenheath'.
Event Date 14/4/2025
Author: Heather Donoghue


FM:326643

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