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Description: | A complete lead spindle whorl of Medieval to Post-medieval date (AD 1250-1700). The spindle whorl is an uneven bi-conical shape with a central perforation running through it. Both surfaces of the object are heavily pitted and may bare the residual marks of decoration in the form of the curvilinear pitting on its surface.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.The metal is a dark cream in colour.
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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