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Description: | Cast bi-conical lead spindle whorl with central perforation. It is quite badly decayed and covered in a thick cream patina. Both faces are decorated by four groups of 2 raised lines radiating out from the central hole towards the rim. Each group is equidistant apart and marking the four cardinal points of the disc. Midway between two of the groups of lines there is a further perforation running from the rim in to join the central main perforation. One side of this hole has broken away on one of the face of the disc. The central perforation is 9.2mm in diameter, the rim perforation is 6.2mm in diameter. This would suggest that there may have been a change of use of the object, possibly it was used as some sort of weight with a chord knotted in the central perforation and drawn through the rim perforation. This may eventually have broken through during use. It is difficult to date this type of spindle whorl as the form ranges from Roman through to post-medieval. However, the fact that the find is associated with a probably Roman coin of mid to late 3rd century and a possible Roman copper alloy pot handle terminal of 2nd to 3rd century date would suggest that it is of a similar date.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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