Features of the Manufacture of Medieval Brass Thimbles from Southwestern Crimea
Journal: Nanobiotechnology Reports
Year: 2024

The work presents the results of studying metal thimbles found in 14th century slab graves on the Eski-Kermen plateau. It is established that they are made of pure brass. The thimbles are divided into two groups according to their technological features. The first group includes thimbles from graves 10 and 11/2021, similar both in shape and in the nature of their decoration. To create the decoration on the thimble from grave 11/2021, one simple impact tool with a blunt-needle point (a kanfarnik)