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Description: | Lead spindle whorl. Cast biconical whorl with a central moulded aperture of diameter 11.3mm. Moulded relief decoration comprises crossing diagonal lines forming rhomboid compartments, each filled with a pellet, on one side. The other side bears similar decoration although the diagonals are more randomly placed and pellets appear in sub-triangular compartments. A flat circumferential rim appears where the two halves meet. Patinated overall. The mass may suggest this object was intended to ply cord. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1600.Diameter: 29.3mm, Thickness: 14.1mm, Weight: 52.39gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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