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Description: | A complete cast lead spindle whorl of medieval to post-medieval date. The spindle whorl is bi-conical with a central perforation running through it. One surface is decorated with irregularly spaced raised lines radiating from the central perforation with a single raised pellet within each resulting trapezoidal cell. Larger annulets and oval cells are also interspersed within the large trapezoidal ones. The opposite side is extremely worn though raised radiating lines and oval cells can also be determined.The metal is a mid whitish-grey colour and is worn. The spindle whorl is 32.2mm in diameter, 13.7mm thick and weighs 55.4g.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.
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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