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Description: | Lead Spindle Whorl. Cast whorl with central moulded aperture of diameter 11.2mm. Loss to corrosion or abrasion around the edges leaves the form uncertain, though there is a suspicion of a plano-convex form. The mass suggests this might have been used to spin a yarn. Suggested date: Unknown, Early Medieval to Post-Medieval, 850-1600.Diameter: 27.4mm, Thickness: 6.3mm, Weight: 19.57gms.
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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