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Description: | A complete cast lead spindle whorl of uncertain date. The spindle whorl is plano-convex, having a flat base and domed top, with a central perforation running through it. The whorl is undecorated.The metal is a light brownish-white colour and is worn. The spindle whorl is 33.5mm in diameter, 10.5mm thick and weighs 69g.Lead spindle whorls were commonly used in the Iron Age, Roman, Early-medieval and through to the post-medieval period. Decorated examples are thought to date to the medieval to post-medieval periods while undecorated examples cannot be securely dated without supporting contextual evidence. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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