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Description: | Cast lead ?spindle whorl. Circular in plan, dome shaped in cross-section and flat on the underside with a central perforation. Diameter 26.6mm, thickness 8.8mm, diameter of the perforation 11mm.
On the underside is a concentric depression about mid-way between the edge of the perforation and the outer edge. This depression appears to have been caused by a casting anomaly rather than being functional or decorative.
The sides of the perforation are parallel and appear to have been smoothed as a result of use.
There is a possibility that this object may be a weight rather than a spindle whorl. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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