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Description: | A complete, age uncertain, cast, lead alloy, medium size spindle whorl. Roughly circular, flat base and convex or domed shaped. A central slightly tapering hole, once for a wooden shaft for hand spinning of yarn probably from wool. Little wear, pale grey, matt, slighty irregular surface. The date is uncertain but more likely to be Post Medieval. Ref. Detector Finds, Gordon Bailey, Greenlight Publishing 1992, page 52-56 no. 24 and Detector Finds 6, Gordon Bailey, Greenlight Publishing 2008, page 71-88, Fig. C56a-56b and Fig. C15.112. The spindle whorl is 30.15mm long, 28.07mm wide, 10.27mm thick, diameter 30.15mm and weighs 43.9g.
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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