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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: LVPL-3797A2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast lead alloy spindle whorl of Roman to later Medieval date (1100 - 1500 AD). The spindle whorl is sub-circular in plan and D-shaped in cross-section. The object has a small central circular perforation with an internal diameter of 5.73mm.
The edges of the object are decorated with eight lobed projections. The base of the object has a deep groove and two irregular pits which are probably casting flaws. The object has a light white patina and is pitted.
Similar examples of spindle whorls have reportedly been found in contexts dated from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period although the majority are typically dated broadly to the Medieval period c.1100-1500.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Exactly AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 11.63 mm
Weight: 35.1 g
Diameter: 29.21 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Sefton (Metropolitan District)
District: Sefton (Metropolitan District)
To be known as: Sefton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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