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Description: | Lead spindle Whorl. Cast biconical or biconvex whorl with a central moulded aperture of diameter 10mm. Both sides bear moulded decoration of triangles formed by radial lines containing pellets; where clearest the motif comprises three pellets in broad-based triangles, with single pellets enclosed by the narrower triangles between them. On the other side, the lines may overlap to form a lattice enclosing pellets. Patinated overall. The mass suggests this whorl would be used to ply cord.Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1600.Diameter: 30.7mm, Thickness: 14.6mm, Weight: 56.82gms.
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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