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Description: | Lead spindle whorl. Cast cylindrical whorl with a moulded central aperture of diameter 11.4mm. One side bears a moulded low relief design of angled radial lines, some meeting to form triangles. Lightly patinated. This tends to relate the scheme to that employed to decorate biconvex whorls of early post-medieval date. The plain side bears a radial nick at one point, which might signal the reuse of the object as a line weight for which the cut would provide a tying notch. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1600.Diameter: 25.3mm, Thickness: 11.1mm, Weight: 38.05gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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