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Description: | Cast lead spindle whorl dating to the Medieval period, (1100-1500). The object is circular in plan and biconical. It has a central circular perforation with an internal diameter of 8.18mm. The perforation is in-filled with iron corrosion at one side. Each face is decorated with a zigzag moulding around the circumference of the object either side of which is a moulded circular border. The object has a light brown patina.Similar examples of spindle whorls have reportedly been found in contexts dated from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period although the majority are typically dated broadly to the Medieval period c.1066-1500.
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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