|
Date: |
|
Description: | A complete spindle whorl of Medieval to Post-Medieval date. The object is circular in profile and bi-convex in section with a central, circular perforation running through it. The object is decorated on both sides with a raised circumferential ridge and irregularly spaced raised lines radiating from the central peforation with a raised pellet within each resulting trapezoidal cell. The reverse of the spindle whorl is extremely worn and warped but seems to bear the same decoration of raised lines and pelletsThe metal is a mid greyish white colour. The object is 25.89mm diameter, 8.90mm thick and weighs 26.98g. The diameter of the perforation is 10.33mm.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 |
|
|