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Description: | A complete cast lead spindle whorl, dating from the Medieval - Post Medieval period, between AD 1400 - 1600 (diameter: 27.5mm; thickness: 11mm; weight: 31.8g).This spindle whorl is circular in plan and bi-conical in section with a central circular drilled hole (diameter of hole: 9.5mm) for the probable wooden spindle to run through. The artefact is decorated on both sides with irregular and raised linear markings, which radiate outwards from the central hole and divide pellets between them that occur along the outside edge (approximately eleven pellets to either side). Additionally, there is a raised circular ridge/ line running around the central circumference, which also intersects the radiating lines at a 90 angle. There also seem to be pellets placed on the area where each of these lines intersects. The artefact is in a worn but fair condition.
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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