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WEIGHT

Unique ID: SF-0AE513

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

A conical lead weight, possibly used as a spindle whorl or similar object of uncertain date.

It has a flat back face and slightly flattened top with central circular aperture.

This spindle whorl measures 20.39mm in diameter, 16.44mm in height, 37.69g in weight.

There is a similar example from Suffolk recorded on the PAS database (SF-ED44F1).

This is a relatively simple cast lead spindle whorl that could be of any date from the Roman period onwards.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1800

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Height: 16.44 mm
Weight: 37.69 g
Diameter: 20.39 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Lidgate

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SF
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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