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Description: | A cast, lead alloy spindle whorl of uncertain date, but possibly late Roman or early medieval, dating from 400-600AD. Both faces are flat and undecorated. The whorl is 29.3mm in diameter and 8.1mm thick. It weighs 28.43gm. The central perforation is 11mm in diameter. For a discussion of the various types of early spindle whorl, see Rogers, Cloth and Clothing in Early Anglo-Saxon England, pages 23-26.
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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