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Description: | A complete lead alloy spindle whorl dating from the medieval to post-medieval period. The spindle whorl is bi-conical in section and is shallowly angled, with a wide median ridge. There is a central perforation which runs through the centre of the weight and is circular in plan. The weight is decorated on both sides with faint raised radiating lines, in a geometric design and a central circumferential line through the middle forming squares. The weight is complete. The lead is a light brownish colour. This spindle whorl dates to the medieval to post-medieval period circa AD 1300-1600.It measures 26.33mm diameter x 10mm thick with a 10.58mm hole through the middle and weighs 27.5grams. Refer to YORYM-03D328, YORYM-CDBC21 and YORYM-C90AF0 for similar whorls.
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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