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SPINDLE WHORL

Unique ID: SWYOR-75C9E1

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A lead spindle whorl with an unusually thick medium band. Both faces are convex with a large central perforation. There is also decoration on both sides, with a ring of raised pellets around the perforation. It has a creamy, brown patina and measures 27.6mm diameter x 11.8mm, weighing 36.95g. In the past spindle whorls have been found in ploughsoil over the site of Roman buildings, and in an excavated context dating from the thirteenth to the fifteenth century at an Austin Friary (Geake, 2001). Standley (2016) suggests that decoated lead whorls date from the 13th to early 16th century. Walton Rogers cites Ivens et al that whorls with raised dots are Post Medieval.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1550

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 11.8 mm
Weight: 36.59 g
Diameter: 27.6 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 20th August 2008

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Woodhall Spa (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF1862
Four figure Latitude: 53.142091
Four figure longitude: -0.237335
1:25K map: TF1862
1:10K map: TF16SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Grassland, Heathland
Specific landuse: Regularly improved

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Geake, H.	2001	Finds Recording Guide Version 1.1

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 2 years ago

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