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Description: | Complete but slightly worn cast lead alloy spindle whorl of probable late Medieval to early Post Medieval date. The whorl is circular in plan and bi-convexl in section with a central circular perforation. Both faces of the whorl are decorated with a design of raised lines and pellets.The central perforation has an internal diameter of 10.05mm and does not taper.Spindle whorls are difficult to date with accuracy. Some are understood to be of Roman date but the majority are probably of late Medieval to early Post Medieval date. This whorl has therefore been dated c. 1400-1700.
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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