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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: LVPL-7B55C1
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A cast lead alloy spindle whorl dating from the Roman to the Post-Medieval period, (AD43-1800). The object is circular in plan and biconical with a central circular perforation with an internal diameter of 6.99mm. Each face is decorated with moulded lines in the form of a star. Three raised pellets decorate the void between each point of the star while a single pellet decorates the object within each point of the star. There is a raised border surrounding the internal perforation and the outer edge of the object. The object has a mid brown patina.
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: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 10.94 mm
Weight: 24.1 g
Diameter: 26.17 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014
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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: Warrington (Unitary Authority)
District: Warrington (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Winwick
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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