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Description: | A highly corroded sub-circular cast lead object, possibly a crude spindle whorl. The whorl is broadly biconical in form with a flat top and bottom. It is seemingly undecorated. The artefact features a slightly off-centre hole with a regular diameter of c. 4.5mm on its lower surface.
The spindle whorl is 11.15mm in thickness and weighs 29.63g. It has been pointed out that the weight of a spindle whorl is suggestive of the thickness of yarn produced, with lighter spindle whorls (3 - 5 grams) being used for spinning cotton and the heavier ones (30 - 35 grams) for spinning wool (Margeson 1993, 184). It is likely that this object was used for spinning wool, if anything. The dating of unstratified spindle whorls is very difficult and a wide date range is therefore offered. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Webley, Robert - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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