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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: BERK-4CAB35
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Three crudley cast lead alloy spindle whorls or lead weights of varying size. All three are plano-convex in cross section with an off-centre perforation from the top through to the base. Simple items like this have been used throughout the ages for a variety of tasks such as spindle whorls or fishing or goods weights. They have been used since the Roman period through to the modern periods. As these items are not from an archaeological context and are not decorated unfortunately they cannot be accurately dated and are given a broad AD 43-1500 date range.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 3
Weight: 49.6 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2013.027
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: South Northamptonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Aynho (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP5132
Four figure Latitude: 51.984125
Four figure longitude: -1.258797
1:25K map: SP5132
1:10K map: SP53SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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