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Description: | A lead spindle whorl of uncertain date, of Coppergate type A2 which was in use form the 6th century onwards (AD 500 - 1600). It has two flat faces of unequal size and straight, tapering walls. The large circular central aperture is 8.4mm diameter. The whorl has a well developed white patina with some later damage. It is 24.4mm diameter, 10.3mm thick and 24g. Coppergate types are given in Walton Rogers (2007) Cloth and Clothing in Early Anglo-Saxon England, page 24.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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