SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: PUBLIC-AB2696
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation 
A complete cast lead alloy Medieval spindle whorl. It is biconical in shape, with a circular perforation in the centre. The whorl is undecorated and grey in colour.
It is 27.4mm in diameter, and 12.6mm high. The perforation is 11.0mm in diameter. It weighs 31.1g.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: with landowner
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Height: 12.6 mm
Weight: 31.1 g
Diameter: 27.4 mm
Quantity: 1
Personal details
Recorded by: Dr Patrick
Brown
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Identified by: Dr Patrick
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]
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Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands
County: Herefordshire
District: Herefordshire
To be known as: Brampton Abbotts
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Discovery metadata
Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land[scope notes]
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m[scope notes]
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Audit data
Created:
Saturday 3rd December 2011
Updated: Wednesday 13th June 2012
