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Description: | Roman to Medieval (1st to 15th centuries) spindle whorl: The spindle whorl is sub circular in shape, and D shaped in cross section. The central hole is circular with an internal diameter of 9.6mm. The upper face is domed and the lower face is flat. On the outer face is decorated with two arrow shaped motifs made up of three lines which join at the rim of the central perforation. These two motifs are opposite each other. The surface of the whorl has a powdery patina.Diameter: 29.65mm; thickness: 12.21mm; weight: 4.1g.Spindle whorls, as an artefact type, can be hard to date accurately as they remained in use for a long period of time, however lead alloy spindle whorls of this type are normally attributed to the Medieval period (c. AD 1100 to AD 1450).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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