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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: FAKL-6A6103
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Cast lead spindle whorl, undecorated, plano-convex. Central hole 9.9mm diameter.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight: 43.2 g
Diameter: 26.4 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 185
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Warne
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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