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Description: | Decorated lead spindle whorl, biconvex in shape, 30 mm in diameter but only 7 mm thick. The central perforation is 8 mm in diameter at either end, but swells out into concave sides in between. The whorl is decorated on one face with four pairs of transverse lines, forming a cross interrupted by the perforation. In between are indistinct relief motifs. The same pattern may be seen on the other face, but this is even more indistinct. There appears to be some wear on both faces around the perforation which has removed or pushed aside the relief decoration. The whorl weighs 35.2g (1.24 oz). There is controversy about the dating of decorated lead spindle whorls - they may possibly be Roman, but are more likely to be medieval.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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