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Description: | A complete cast lead spindle whorl or weight of uncertain date. The object is sub-spherical with a flat top and base and a central perforation. The object is undecorated.The metal is a light greyish-white colour and is worn. The object is 17.9mm in diameter, 9.9mm thick and weighs 14.1g.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. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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