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Description: | Lead spindle whorl. Small cast whorl of possibly bun-shaped form with a moulded aperture of diameter 7.5mm. The form is unclear because of damage which has left marked irregularities around the outer surface; heavily patinated. The aperture size would qualify this as an Anglo-Saxon whorl, and its mass - at least as it survives now - would permit it to be used to spin a fine yarn. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 450-850.Diameter: 16.3mm, Thickness: 7.7mm, Weight: 7.24gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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