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Description: | Cast lead alloy spindle whorl. Circular disc with central circular perforation (diameter 9.5-9.9mm). The disc thickens slightly towards the inner edge (biconical). Both surfaces are decorated with six prominent raised inwardly pointing triangles with a transverse line and one small pellet in the channels between. Diameter 30.5mm, thickness across raised triangles 8.4-9.0mm, thickness between triangles c.2mm (outer edge) - c.5mm (inner edge), weight 27.44g.
Likely to be Early Medieval considering the date of the majority of other finds from the site. | 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: | 50
1800 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Rachel Atherton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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