Rights Holder: North Lincolnshire Museum
CC License: 
Image use policy
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: NLM-BAFAD2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead spindle whorl. Cast biconical whorl with round central aperture of diameter 8.8mm. A decorative lattice pattern appears on one side, and lines of pellets on the other. The decoration is indistinct as the object is worn, and patinated overall. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1600.
Diameter: 31.3mm, Height: 16.8mm, Weight: 72.64gms.
Class: Biconical
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 16.8 mm
Weight: 72.64 g
Diameter: 31.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 12th September 2010
Personal details
This information is restricted for your access level.
Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM15765a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Geometric
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Tetney
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
Similar objects
Find number: NLM-14238C
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
Lead spindle whorl. Cast biconical whorl with a moulded central aperture of diameter 10.6mm. One side is plain. The other bears a faintly mou…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: NLM-AA02C7
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
Lead spindle whorl. Cast biconical whorl with central aperture of diameter 12mm. Decoration comprises a radial lattice with intermittent pell…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: NLM-141A23
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
Lead spindle whorl. Cast cylindrical whorl with a tapered central moulded aperture of diameter 14-11.5mm. One flat face - the larger - bears …
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Timeline of associated dates
About Us
About our Site
Find us
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG.
T: +44(0) 20 73238618