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Description: | A lead alloy spindle whorl, probably dating from the medieval period. It is plano-convex with a pronounced medial ridge and both upper and lower surfaces are decorated with lines radiating from the centre of the whorl to create panels. Each panel contains a raised dot. The two surfaces are not, however, identical, one side having eight panels and the other nine. The central hole has straight sides but in one place there is a deep sub-circular depression in the centre of the side wall of the central hole. The whorl is 27.1mm in diameter and 10mm thick. It weighs 31.6gm. Spindle whorls are very difficult to date as few are found in excavated and dated contexts , and spindles were in use from the Roman period to the 16th century (Geake 2001), but it is believed that decorated examples tend to be medieval. A similar example is SWYOR-5C0E45.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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