|
Date: |
|
Description: | A complete circular cast lead spindle whorl. It is biconical or bidiscoidal in shape with a prominent rib around the exterior edge and a central circular perforation. The upper(?) side is decorated with eleven curved lines that radiate from the central hole. The other side is undecorated. Inside the central hole can be seen a sub-circular hole extending into the side of the whorl that is currently full of compacted earth. The whorl measures 33.03mm in diameter, 10.02mm in height, and weighs 47.62g.
Spindle whorls, and lead weights in general, are extremely difficult to date due to the continued use of similar shapes and styles over very long periods of time. Decorated loom weights are comparatively rare in excavated contexts but often appear as detector finds. Consequently, finds such as this example could have been in use at any time from the Roman through to Post-Medieval periods. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Brown, Andrew | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
|
|