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LOT 2176
Stuart Period Silver Thimble
17TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (5.01 grams, 23 mm).
Tubular in form and slightly tapering with stamped waffle-pattern panels and reserved framing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector in Somersham, Suffolk, UK, in December 2019, declared as Treasure and disclaimed with Treasure reference no.2020 T286.
Accompanied with a copy of the report for H M Coroner and the Treasure Act receipt.
Recorded with the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) with report no.SF-E27D26.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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