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Description: | A complete cast lead weight or crude spindle whorl of uncertain date. The object is sub-circular in plan with an off-central perforation and is undecorated. The metal is a light greyish-white colour and is worn. The weight 20.1mm in diameter, 4.6mm thick and weighs 9.6g.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.
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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