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Description: | Lead spindle-whorl, flattened truncated biconical (i.e. carinated) in section, diam. 300mm, thickness 8.5mm, cast decoration on each face with in relief consisting of four quarters separated by pairs of radial lines, with a letter or pseudo letter in each quarter. On one face, clockwise: upper case I with casting flaw, pseudo letter, ?upper case I on side or ?H , e in Lombardic lower case . On other: upper case I, Lombardic lower case e, the same but lacking cross bar within, possibly H or I with casting flaw.
Important because it is certainly medieval, to judge from the lettering. Late Saxon & Roman dates have been claimed for examples of cast decorated lead spindle-whorls. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1066
1540 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Katie Hinds | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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