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Description: | An incomplete cast lead spindle whorl of medieval to post-medieval date. Roughly one third of the spindle whorl remains, which is bi-conical with half of the central perforation visible. One side is decorated with a series of irregularly spaced pellets organised around the edge of the perforation. The other side is very worn with no discernable decorative elements.The metal is a mid whitish-brown colour and is very worn. The spindle whorl is 23.6mm long, 17.2mm wide, 9.5mm thick and weighs 12.3g.Lead spindle whorls were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the post-medieval period and are difficult to date with any certainty. Decorated examples are thought to date to the medieval to post-medieval periods while undecorated examples cannot be securely dated without supporting contextual evidence.
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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