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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: YORYM-50B5F4
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete cast lead spindle whorl of uncertain date. The spindle whorl is plano-convex, having a flat base and domed top, with a central perforation running through it. The whorl is undecorated and the sides are irregular.
The metal is a mid brownish-white colour and is worn. The spindle whorl is 30.7mm in diameter, 8.6mm thick and weighs 39.9g.
Lead spindle whorls were commonly used in the Iron Age, Roman, Early-medieval and through to the post-medieval period. Decorated examples are thought to date to the medieval to post-medieval periods while undecorated examples cannot be securely dated without supporting contextual evidence.
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Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 8.6 mm
Weight: 39.9 g
Diameter: 30.7 mm
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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: Wilberfoss
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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