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Description: | Dome-shaped, cast lead-alloy spindle whorl which is circular in plan. The item is worn although some surface uneveness hints that it may once have been decorated. The central perforation has a diameter of 10.35mm and is actually set notably off-centre although this would not have prevented its effective use as a spindle whorl. The overall diameter of the item is 30mm and the depth is 11.16mm.
Lead spindle whorls of this type are notoriously very difficult to date and alternative identifications have been given as weights or toggles. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Burrill, Charlotte - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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