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Description: | A cylindrical lead weight with central perforation, possibly a net sinker or spindle whorl. While the sides and reverse are plain, the obverse is decorated with a rough grid and dots (between the lines) in relief. The most likely identification is that of a spindle whorl. It has been noted that the weight of a spindle whorl is demostrative of the thickness of yarn produced, with lighter spindle whorls (3-5g) being used for spinning cotton and the heavier ones (30-35g) for spinning wool (Margeson 1993, 184). This example weighs 22.07g so it seems likely that it was used for spinning heavier yarn or lighter wool. The dating of unstratified spindle whorls is difficult. However, Egan (1998, 256) has argued that there was an apparent lack of interest in developing decorative versions of spindle whorls durin the Med period, compared to the decorative examples known from Roman and Saxon periods. | 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 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Dot Boughton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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