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Description: | A stone spindle whorl probably dating to the later prehistoric to later post medieval date (3000 BC - AD 1700) made of a course sandstone. It is circular in plan and sub-rectangular in cross-section. The object has a regular hour glass shaped pierced hole through the whorl and this is set slightly off centre. The shape of this hole would suggest that it has been achieved by drilling from each side. The object has an even mid-brown patina. Egan (1998) states that spindle whorls were used from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period and that the cheaper, possibly home-made ceramic and bone spindle whorls were displaced by purposefully manufactured stone examples in the Medieval period. Similar examples are illustrated in Egan (1998 p:259 cat no.790-799). The database has other examples recorded from Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire (HESH-274998) and Condover, Shropshire (HESH-7B13F0).The object measures 40.5mm in diameter, 16.9mm in thickness and weighs 37g. The diameter of the internal perforation is 7.8mm.Egan, G. (1998) The Medieval Household Daily Living c.1150 - c.1450: Medieval Finds from Excavations in London: 6. London, The Stationery Office.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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