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Description: | A complete lead spindle whorl of medieval to post-medieval date. The spindle whorl is bi-conical with a central perforation running through it. Both surfaces appear to bear decoration consisting of raised lines which form a six-pointed star with irregularly spaced raised pellets in each resulting cell.The metal is a mid greyish-white colour and is worn. The spindle whorl is 30.7mm in diameter, 15.8mm thick and weighs 60g. The perforation is 9.1mm in diameter.Lead spindle whorls were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the post-medieval period and are difficult to date with any certainty. Decorated examples are thought to date to the medieval to post-medieval periods while undecorated examples cannot be securely dated without supporting contextual evidence.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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