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Description: | Lead possible Spindle Whorl. Cast discoid object with a central moulded aperture of diameter 9.5mm. Patinated overall. The flat sided or short cylindrical form may relate this to whorls of Walton Rogers form B. However, one side is distinguished by seven thin (c.2mm) flaps, which appear to have been integrally cast, and which are now flattened against the surface of one side of the whorl. This fringe was probably made by casting an object with a projecting rim of height c.8mm, and then cutting out rectangular billets to produce a castellated or battlemented form. This form is thought to have been one way of distinguishing playing pieces for board games, such as the King in Hnafetafl, though they would not necessarily forbid a function as a whorl. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 850-1000.Diameter: 27.1mm, Thickness (including flaps): 8.2mm, Weight: 27.28gms.
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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