Thimble
Also known as: Dedal
Record status
Individual type · partial
Thimble is held by Alhambra Museum (Spain). Description supplied by the holding institution: Thimble from the modern period of bronze with figurative and geometric decoration chased and punched. Shows a somewhat flattened conical shape. Its surface is decorated with three fine concentric grooves at the base and four in the transition zone from the body to the top. The central area of the body is decorated with a heart pierced by an arrow, traced with dotted lines, and the remainder of the area with series of dotting. The surface of the top is ornamented with dotted small leaves. The collection record gives material recorded as Bronce [Bronze]; measurements Altura = 2 cm; Anchura = 1,70 cm [Height = 2 cm; Width = 1.70 cm]. Published through Europeana; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bronce
- Dimensions
- Altura = 2 cm; Anchura = 1,70 cm
Identification
- Europeana id
- /2022703/pages_Main_idt_125149_inventary_009216_table_FMUS_museum_MALHGR
- Museum object name
- Dedal
- Holding institution
- Alhambra Museum
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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