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Description: | Age uncertain. Possibly Roman-Georgian. Lead alloy, crudely cast, spindle whorl. Length 22.1mm, Width 20.7mm, Thickness 7.1mm, Diameter 22.1mm, Weight 14.3g. Circular flattened conical shape, plain type, spindle whorl with a central hole to accommodate the wooden spindle used in the manufacture of yarn. Some surface corrosion and a pale grey coloured surface patina. Ref: Detector Finds, Gordon Bailey, Greenlight Publishing 1992, Page 55 No. 24. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Burr, Geoff - West Kent Metal Detector Club | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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