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Description: | Spindle whorl; cast lead spindle whorl with ring and dot decoration. This is a small, circular spindle whorl of double convex shape, coming to an edge around the centre. It has a large, circular, central hole with concave internal sides. Both faces are decorated with 5 large, ring and dot motifs in relief around the edge. All the rings are incomplete as they would extend beyond the edge of the spindle whorl.Spindle whorls are difficult to date with any accuracy as items of similar design were used for many centuries, from Roman times to the early post medieval period. However, the style of the design on this spindle whorl suggests that it may be of late Roman or Early Medieval date.Diameter 21.3mm, thickness 9.6mm, weight 17.64g
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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