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Description: | LeadSpindle Whorl. Cast straight-sided whorl of Walton Rogers form A2, with an off-centre aperture tapering from 9.5 to 7mm diameter between its wider top and narrower basal surfaces. Patinated overall. This object is unusually small and light for a lead whorl, and might have been used to spin a yarn. Suggested date: early Medieval, 800-1000.Diameter: 20.9mm, Thickness: 9.9mm,Weight: 18.45gms.
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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