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Description: | This is possibly a spindle whorl. It is made from cast lead alloy or lead. The whorl is a plano-convex shape and is sub-circular in plan. In the centre, there is an incomplete circular perforation which is 8.3mm diameter. The hole is incomplete as at the approximate mid point there is what appears to be integral casting waste. This suggests the spindle whorl is incomplete. The surface is oxidised forming a cream coloured surface. It measures 31.34mm diameter and 11.14mm thick. It weighs 50.94g.
The dates of spindle whorls are not certain, but they were used throughout the Roman and Medieval 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 | Temporal: | 43
1500 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Angie Bolton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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