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Description: | A complete cast lead spindle whorl of medieval to post-medieval date. The spindle whorl is bi-conical with a central perforation running through it. Both sides are decorated with raised lines radiating from the perforation with raised pellets within the resulting cells. One side has two pellets in each cell while the other only has one.The metal is a mid creamy-white colour and is worn. The spindle whorl is 29.1mm in diameter, 9.3mm thick and weighs 29.9g.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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