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Description: | A complete lead spindle whorl of medieval to post-medieval date. The spindle whorl is bi-conical with a central perforation running through it. One surface is decorated with irregularly spaced raised lines radiating from the perforation to the outer edge with one or two pellets within each resulting cell. The opposite side has a ribbed border formed of a raised circumferential band with short raised line between it and the edge. A ring of raised pellets is also present around the perforation. The edges of the object are worn and broken in places. The metal is a mid-yellowish-grey colour and is worn. The spindle whorl is 34.5mm in diameter, 12.9mm thick and weighs 57.6g. The perforation is 9.1mm in diameter.Lead spindle whorls were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the post-medieval period and are difficult to date with any certainty. Decorated examples are thought to date to the medieval to post-medieval periods while undecorated examples cannot be securely dated without supporting contextual evidence.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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