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Description: | Spindle whorl; cast lead spindle whorl of uncertain date. The whorl is biconical in shape with a large, roughly circular hole through the centre. There are traces of decoration in the form of four pellets evenly spaced around the hole on both faces. The whorl has a patchy, grey-white patina over its surface.Diameter 30.93mm, thickness 13.71mm, weight 45.49g Spindle whorls are notoriously difficult to date out of context since very similar designs were in use from the Roman period through to the early Post Medieval era.
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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