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Description: | Recorded from photographs sent by finder:A cast lead or lead alloy bi-convex decorated spindle whorl of Roman to Post Medieval date (1 - 1650 AD), most probably Medieval (1100-1500 AD). The spindle whorl is sub-circular in plan. Both faces have a cast rim around the edge and also a similar rim around the circumference of the inner hole. The central hole is broadly circular and has been cast / set slightly off centre. The cast design on the upper and lower faces differs, which is unusual. The upper face is decorated with four evenly spaced ring and dots (raised pellets within annulet ring). These ring and dots are joined by a single cub-circular rib which is bisected by four evenly spaced (between each ring and dot) vertical ribs with pellet terminals. The space between the ribs and the annulet rings is filled with single raised pellet (which form an outer ring of eight pellets). The lower face is decorated with a simpler geometric pattern consisting of five radiating ribs which are conjoined by a single circumferential rib. The outer edge is decorated with 10 raised pellets (two per divided panel). In the photo the spindle whorl is a mid grey colour possibly with lighter areas of cleaning (although this maybe overexposure in the photograph. The whorl has also been abraded and rolled in the plough soil and the edges have been damaged. Spindle whorls are used for a long period of time and as such are very difficult to date precisely without other evidence (such as pottery). This form is often attributed to the medieval period.The whorl measures c.35mm (taken from photo), the inner hole is c.1.5mm (taken from photo) diameter, and it weighs 43.7 grams
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