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Description: | A cast lead alloy spindle whorl probably dating from the Medieval or early post-Medieval period, AD 1200 - 1600. It is biconvex with a broad median ridge and a central circular perforation of 10.2mm diameter. There is a small cavity in the inner wall of the perforation. Both sides are decorated, the decoration being somewhat abraded and dfficult to distinguish. One side has oblique, radiating lines, creating trapezoidal panels; the other also has lines but these appear to be random, both radial and horizontal with no discenible pattern. The whorl has a patchy, dark grey patina. It is 29.2mm in diameter and 8.8mm thick. It weighs 34.64gm.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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