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Description: | LeadSpindle Whorl. Cast plano-convex whorl with a slightly tapered moulded central aperture of diameter 9.6-9mm, widest on top (as used - the flat surface). Walton Rogers form A1. Patinated overall. This resembles the form of whorls made from cattle bone femur heads, as reported from 10th-century Coppergate, York, and may even have been cast in a mould taken from a small example. It would be suitable for spinning a yarn. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 900-1000.Diameter: 24.8mm, Thickness: 10.1mm, Weight: 26.39gms.
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