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Description: | A cast lead alloy conical spindle whorl, possibly dating to the Roman period (c. AD 43-410). The weight has been crudely cast, with a jagged central sub-circular opening running vertically from the top to bottom of the spindle whorl and a rough circumferential ridge around the base, with a recessed base overall. The lead alloy is of an overall dark grey colour with lighter corrosion areas; the surface has been scraped and damaged, probably due to the malleability of lead alloy while in deposition. It measures 16 mm high, 18.2 mm approximate base diameter, 10.6 mm upper diameter and weighs 21.46 grams.Although spindle whorls of this type were generally easy to manufacture and produced over a large span of time, this spindle whorl was found in direct association with others and in association with a large quantity of Roman objects and coins. It is therefore believed that this particular spindle whorl dated to the Roman period due to this contextual association.
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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