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Description: | A complete cast lead spindle whorl or weight of uncertain date. The object is hexagonal in plan with each corner marked by a raised pellet. The top is decorated with a ring of six further raised pellets around a small central perforation. The reverse is flat and undecorated.The metal is a mid whitish-grey colour and is worn. The object is 28.9mm in diameter, 5.6mm thick and weighs 24.6g.Spindle whorls and weights were cast locally in lead from the Roman period onwards and are difficult to date precisely without a secure archaeological context. Most however are late medieval to Post-medieval in date.
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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