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Description: | A complete lead spindle whorl of Early-Medieval-Post-Medieval date (AD 410-1800). The object is broadly circular and convex with an off centre circular perforation. The lower face in flat while the upper is convex. There are no traces of a decorative pattern.The metal is a light grey in colourLead 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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