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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. One side appears to be decorated with raised lines radiating from the perforation into triangular cells, resembling a multi-pointed star. However the advanced degree of wear renders any definite pattern illegible. The reverse of the spindle whorl is extremley worn with no discernable pattern.The metal is a mid greyish brown-white colour. The object is 30.55mm diameter, 10.08mm thick and weighs 42.87g. The diameter of the perforation is 10.55mm.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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