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Description: | A cast lead alloy spindle whorl, of Coppergate type A1, of unknown date, AD 500 - 1500. It is plano-onvex with one flat face and one domed face. There is a central, circular perforation of diameter 6.6mm. There is no decoration. The whorl has a cream coloured patina. It is 21.9mm in diameter and 7.3mm high. It weighs 15.52gm.Compare whorls illustrated in Walton Rogers, 2007, Cloth and Clothing in Early Anglo-Saxon England, page 25, figure 2.18. The size of the central hole could suggest that an early to middle Early Medieval date is more likely, but this is not a reliable dating feature.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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