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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: LVPL-E68325
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A cast lead alloy spindle whorl of Roman to later Medieval date (43 - 1500 AD). The object is circular in plan and biconical. The object has a large central circular perforation with an internal diameter of 7.81mm. One face is decorated with curved mouldings separated by raised pellets. The opposite face is decorated with moulded cross-hatching with pellets in the angles. The object has a mid white patina and is in fair condition.
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: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 10.83 mm
Weight: 26.8 g
Diameter: 27.75 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st March 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Tarvin
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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