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Description: | Early medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 17mm high, 29mm in diameter and weighing 69.96grams. The object has a trapezoidal form and a circular cross section. It has a 10mm diameter central hole and a flat upper and lower surface. The sloping edges of the whorl are decorated with a series of raised lines with some projections (see second image). Although the decoration has the appearance of a runic inscription, with at least one of the motifs forming an obvious letter, the image has been shown to Professor John Hines and he has confirmed that it does not form a coherent inscription. Therefore it is simply a decorative motif, possibly inspired by runes.Whorls of this shape fit Rogers type A2 which are dated to the 7th to 10th century.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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