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Description: | A crude, worn and pitted cast lead artefact probably used as a weight, possibly as a spindle whorl. The object is sub-oval in plan and triangular (with rounded corners) in section. The artefact varies in thickness from 5.6mm to 9.3mm. It features an off-centre perforation, circular in shape, which expands towards the base (Dia.: 3.7mm - 9.4mm). Such an undiagnostic object could date from the Roman period onwards. It weighs 32.4g. It has been pointed out that the weight of a spindle whorl is suggestive of the thickness of yarn produced, with lighter spindle whorls (3 - 5 grams) being used for spinning cotton and the heavier ones (30 - 35 grams) for spinning wool (Margeson 1993, 184). It is therefore likely that this example, if it was used in such a way, was used for spinning wool. | 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: | 43
1700 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Robert Webley | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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