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Description: | A worn and damaged lead alloy spindle whorl dating from the 6th century onwards. It is sub circular with one flat face and one convex face. It has a large central hole which is 8.5mm in diameter and it does not have a peg hole in the side of the wall. The whorl has a well developed patina. Whorls of this shape were used in the 6th century (Coppergate type A1) and had central holes of this diameter (see page 25 of Walton Rogers, 2007). However, they could also have been used in the Medieval period. They are extremely difficult to date without a context.
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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