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Description: | A complete cast lead spindle whorl or weight of uncertain date. The object is circular in plan and 'D' shaped in section with a flat base and rounded top and sides. It has a wide broadly circular central perforation measuring 11.1mm in diameter. The object is undecorated but is marked with several pits and abrasions, likely from its time in the ground. The surface is pale cream in colour with a darker grey in the surface damage. The whole object is worn and measures 26.5mm in diameter, 9.03mm in thickness and weighs 25.49g.Lead spindle whorls and weights 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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