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Description: | A complete lead spindle whorl of medieval to post-medieval date. The spindle whorl is bi-conical with a central perforation running through it. Both surfaces are decorated with irregularly spaced and orientated raised lines radiating from the central perforation with raised pellets within each resulting cell. The cells differ in size and house between one and two pellets.The metal is a mid whitish-brown colour and is worn. The spindle whorl is 28.4mm in diameter, 11.2mm thick and weighs 35.7g. The perforation is 9.1mm in diameter.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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