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Description: | Ground and polished stone spindle whorl of probable roman to later medieval date (1 ?? 1700 AD). The spindle whorl is sub-circular in plan, its diameter measures 33.2mm and is 8.1mm thick. There is an irregular elliptical pierced hole through the whorl and this is set slightly off centre. The hole measures 6.8mm x 5.3mm. The whorl weighs 13.3 grams. The whorl is undecorated and the edges are worn abraded and chipped. The whorl is made from a sedimentary silt stone, with large quantities of mica which has been shaped so that it is lentoid in cross section. The whorl is a mid grey black colour with a number of large scratches again indicating abrasion in the plough soil. 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). | 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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