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Description: | A complete but slightly distorted lead-alloy spindle whorl of uncertain date, probably Medieval to post Medieval. The spindle whorl is circular in plan and convex in section with a central sub-circular aperture. The hole forming the aperture narrows from 10.6 at the flat base to 8.9 at the opening on the convex side. Both faces of the whorl are decorated with an irregular raised design of curvilinear lines possibly incorporating heart-shapes but this is difficult to decipher.The dating of unstratified lead-alloy spindle whorls is very difficult and this one has been dated broadly as Medieval to Post Medieval c.1200-1800 pending better research on the dating of these items.
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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