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Description: | Incomplete cast lead alloy probable spindle whorl of probable late Medieval to early post Medieval date. Only half of the whorl survives. The whorl is small in size compared to typical whorls of similar design. The whorl is bi-convex in profile and has a central circular perforation - the break is across the centre of this perforation. One face of the whorl is decoarted with raised pellets separated with raised lines, the design on the other face appears similar but is too worn to be clear. Although difficult to date, primarily due to the ease and simplicity of their production, the majority of lead spindle whorls/weights are thought to date from between 1400 and 1700 with many, especially those carrying lettering or pseudo-lettering thought to date to the 1600s.
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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