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Description: | A complete, lead spindle whorl of Medieval to Post-Medieval date. The object is cirular in plan and bi-convex in section with a central, circular perforation running through it.One side of the object is decorated with six evenly spaced, raised lines radiating from the central perforation with 3 to 4 raised pellets within each resulting cell. The advanced degree of wear renders any pattern in the distribution of the pellets illegible. The reverse of the spindle whorl is extremely worn but seems to bear the same decoration of raised lines and pellets.The metal is a greyish white patina. The object is 26.53mm diameter, 11.21mm thick and weighs 29.39g. The diameter of the perforation is 9.05mm.Lead spindle whorls were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the Post-Medieval period and are difficult to date with any certainty without supporting archaeological context. Decorated examples are thought to date to the Medieval to Post-Medieval periods while undecorated examples cannot be securely dated without supporting contextual evidence. The function of such objects is also difficult to determine as the forms are common and may have been served as spindle whorls or weights used for fishing or goods.
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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