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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: LVPL-9344B6
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 sub-rectangular in cross-section. The object has a large central circular perforation with an internal diameter of 8.74mm. The upper face of the object is decorated with a series of moulded pellets and radiating lines. The base of the object is undecorated. The object has a light brown patina and has been crudely made.
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: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 10.5 mm
Weight: 46.6 g
Diameter: 28.07 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st October 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
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: Skirpenbeck
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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