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Description: | A complete lead spindle whorl of medieval to post-medieval date. The spindle whorl is a flat disc with a central perforation running through it. It is undecorated.The spindle whorl is 20.97mm in diameter, 4.89mm thick and weighs 12.22g. The perforation is 5.5mm 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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