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Description: | Spindle whorl; Cast lead spindle whorl of basically cylindrical shape, with slightly convex outer edge. The whorl is slightly raised around both the outer edge and the edge of the piercing hole, giving both faces a concave shape, or the feeling of a channel running around between the outer edge and the central hole. The hole is circular and cylindrical. Undecorated. The lead is covered over all surfaces with a thick, chalky, white patina.Diameter 24.5mm, thickness 8.2mm, weight 27.75gSpindle whorls are very difficult to date as objects of similar design were in use for many centuries. Lead spindle whorls have been dated to all times between the Roman period and the early Post Medieval period.
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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