WMID-876BF8: Lead spindle whorl of uncertain date

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SPINDLE WHORL

Unique ID: WMID-876BF8

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A circular lead spindle whorl. The spindle whorl is plano-convex and undecorated. The central perforation for the spindle is approximately 9.8 mm in diamater. It measures 32.06 mm in diameter, 9.5 mm thick and weighs 43.1 grams. It is plain and undecorated. As such objects were used for a wide period of time, from the Roman period through to the post-medieval, the dating for this plain example is uncertain.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 9.5 mm
Weight: 43.1 g
Diameter: 32.06 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st April 2010 - Friday 30th April 2010

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Moulded
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Rugby (District)
Parish or ward: Stretton-on-Dunsmore (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP4072
Four figure Latitude: 52.344623
Four figure longitude: -1.414257
1:25K map: SP4072
1:10K map: SP47SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: WMID
Created: 13 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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