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Description: | A complete lead spindle whorl or weight of uncertain date. The object is circular with a flat top and base and a central perforation running through it and is undecorated.The metal is a light greyish-white colour and is worn. The object is 28.5mm in diameter, 7.1mm thick and weighs 29.6g. The perforation is 10.3mm in diameter.Lead spindle whorls and weights 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. The function of such objects is also difficult to determine as the forms are common and may have served as spindle whorls or weights used for fishing or goods. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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