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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: LVPL-FB5322
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A lead spindle-whorl of Medieval date. It is a circular spindle whorl with a central circular hole. It is flat and decorated with a series of triangles forming a starburst on one side. The other side is scratched.
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
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 11.48 mm
Weight: 72.9 g
Diameter: 34.53 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 4th November 2012
Rally details.
This object was found at Tattenhall Metal Detecting Rally 2012
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Materials and construction
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: Tattenhall
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (From FLO)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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