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Description: | A lead alloy spindle whorl of unknown date. It is discoidal; circular and flat with a circular central aperture of 7.7mm diameter. It has straight sides apart from where there is some damage. There is also a cavity in the side wall of the central hole. Whorls of this shape were used from the Iron Age throughout the Medieval period (Walton Rogers, 2007). It has a well developed white patina. It is 30.6mm diameter and 6.24mm thick. 40.15g.
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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