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Description: | A cast lead, plano-convex spindle whorl, probably of medieval or post-medieval date, AD1400-1600. One side is decorated with five panels, each containing seven or eight dots, the other with impressed triangles and rectangles of different sizes. The indentation in the side wall of the central perforation, which is usual in these whorls, does not appear to be present in this example. It is 30.5mm in diameter and 10.8mm thick. The central perforation is 9.4mm in diameter. It weighs 33.83gm.
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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