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Description: | A Medieval ?? Post Medieval lead alloy incomplete whistle, probably a pilgrims?? whistle (13th - 17th century). This is the mouthpiece; the hollow bulb is missing. The mouthpiece is cylindrical narrowing the end to which the bulb would have attached. The surface is covered with a repeated cast motif of two adjoining ovals with pellets and hatched lines within. There is one complete and one incomplete cast loops projecting from the upper surface. These loops are also decoratively cast with a twisted rope design and a border of pellets. They may have been used for suspension.
Similar whistles in form but not style are illustrated in Spencer (1998:208) and they are dated 13th ?? 14th century. Spencer (1998:207) notes these whistles are similar to boatswains?? in that they have a hollow bulb at one end and a short tubular mouthpiece; the sound being produced when air was blown across a hole in the base of the bulb. A very similar whistle was found in the same area LON-721393.
Dimensions: diameter: 7.04mm tapering to 5.56mm; length: 28.36mm; weight: 2.50g.
Reference: Spencer, B. 1998. Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges. The Stationery Office, London. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Sumnall, Kate - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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