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Description: | Cast lead or lead alloy bi-conical spindle whorl of Roman to later Medieval date (1100 - 1500 AD). The spindle whorl is sub-circular in plan. The object has a large central circular perforation which has an internal diameter of 8.57mm.Both sides of the object have been decorated with raised lines which radiate down from the perforation. On one side the lines run vertically to the median ridge of the object. On the opposite side two ridges run downwards in a V-shape meeting at the median ridge. The main body of the object is surrounded by a sub-square, circular sectioned band. This outer band joins the main body of the spindle whorl via four oval sectioned 'spokes', resulting in four sub-rectangular perforations around the central piece. The object has a brownish-white patina. A similar example on the database is HESH-8B3944.Similar examples of spindle whorls have reportedly been found in contexts dated from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period although the majority are typically dated broadly to the Medieval period c.1100-1500.
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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