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Description: | Lead spindle whorl. Cast biconvex whorl with a moulded central aperture of diameter 9.6mm. Both sides are decorated in strongly modelled relief, and a low rim surrounds the aperture on both sides. On one side there are two concentric rings of closely spaced pellets. On the other, there are larger pellets more widely spaced as an outer order, and smaller pellets within, with a lattice of thin triangles and rhomboids within or between which the pellets are set. Patinated overall. This is a neater and more finely decorated than usual version of a common post-medieval form. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1600.Diameter: 27.1mm, Thickness: 10.8mm, Weight: 33.91gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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