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Description: | A crudely cast lead spindle whorl or circular perforated weight. It is D shaped in section, the upper surface being flat and the lower surface convex. The central hole is smaller than is usual for a spindle whorl of this diameter, being only 8mm in diameter. It is also thinner than many spindle whorls. If it is a spindle whorl it is most likely to be Roman or Early Medieval in date. There is no decoration. The whorl is 30.9mm in diameter and 6.6mm thick. It weighs 28.19gm. It is also possibel that the object is just a undiagnostic lead weight which could have been used for many purposes such as fishing.
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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