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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: LVPL-4D6531
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast lead alloy spindle whorl of Roman to later Medieval date (43 - 1500 AD). The object is incomplete. It is sub-circular in plan and conical. The object has a central circular perforation with a small internal diameter of 7mm. The perforation appears to have been drilled from the lower face where it is wider measuring 11mm in diameter. Worn linear moulding decorates the upper surface. The edges of the object have been damaged both in recent times and during antiquity. 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: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 10.5 mm
Weight: 42.4 g
Diameter: 30 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st December 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: West Lancashire (District)
To be known as: Simonswood
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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