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Description: | Cast lead or lead alloy spindle whorl or gaming piece of Roman to Post Medieval date (1 ?? 1650 AD). The spindle whorl is sub-circular in plan, its diameter measures 23.1mm and is 4.8mm thick. There is a circular cast hole through the whorl and this is set off centre. The diameter of the hole measures 5.3mm. The whorl weighs 12.49 grams.
The spindle whorl / gaming piece is badly abraded and also corroded, however, it may have once been decorated with a series of radial lines and small annulets. These are most evident on the upper face. The reverse is much more worn. The artefact is of a mid-light grey white colour with an abraded patina which covers all surfaces. The whorl has been abraded and rolled in the plough soil. The edges of the whorl have also been damaged and this has resulted in it becoming irregular in plan. The majority of the whorl is covered by a light white powdery corrosion product. Spindle whorls are used for a long period of time and as such are very difficult to date precisely without other evidence (such as pottery). The evidence for this being a gaming piece is slight. However, both the whorl and the central hole do seem to be smaller than most examples. Also the decoration is both small and neatly executed. | Subjects: | Gaming Piece | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Reavill, Peter - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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