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Description: | Cast lead spindle whorl or weight, circular in plan and plano-convex in profile, with a central perforation that is circular in plan and cylindrical in profile and 9 mm in diameter. The upper face of the whorl has some raised chevrons and pellets, but not in any pattern. The base of the whorl and of the aperture have rubbed-over outer edges which have then been filed down. These weights, usually thought to be spindle whorls, are common finds in other regions of the country, but not in Cornwall, and were in use over a long time during the Medieval and early Post-Medieval periods. The cut-off biconical shape is the more typical of them, however, and there is normally more raised decoration, so perhaps this might have been used as a weight or base as it is free-standing.Egan (2005) illustrates similar plano-convex weight or whorl on page 164, fig.161, no.844, which is dated from c.1500-1550.Griffiths, Philpott & Egan (2007) illustrate similar plano-convex lead spindle whorls on page 175, plate 33, nos.2175 & 2189, which date from the late Medieval period.Bailey (2008) illustrates lead spindle whorls with simple designs on page 85, figs.C15.116-117, which are dated from the Post-medieval period.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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