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Description: | An incomplete lead alloy spindle whorl or weight (possibly). The whorl is difficult to date, Roman - Post Medieval, however the bun like nature of this example could suggest an earlier - Roman date. The whorl is in a very fragile state with extensive cracking, and one face has disintegrated. The half which survives intact is broadly flat circular in shape, if a little oval in plan, with a well rounded edge. The whorl has a green grey patina, and is grey in colour where fresh fragments have flaked off. There is no indication of decoration on the less damaged half.The body has a maximum diameter of 27.1mm and is 11.6mm thick.The central piercing has a maximum diameter of 10.3mm.It weighs 24.5g.
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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