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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: NLM-377BEB
Object type certainty: Possibly
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status: Awaiting validation 
Lead possible spindle whorl. Cast discoid object with a central moulded aperture of diameter 9.5mm. Patinated overall. The flat sided or short cylindrical form may relate this to whorls of Walton Rogers form B. However, one side is distinguished by seven thin (c.2mm) flaps, which appear to have been integrally cast, and which are now flattened against the surface of one side of the whorl. This fringe was probably made by casting an object with a projecting rim of height c.8mm, and then cutting out rectangular billets to produce a castellated or battlemented form. This form is thought to have been one way of distinguishing playing pieces for board games, such as the King in Hnafetafl, though they would not necessarily forbid a function as a whorl. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 850-1000.
Diameter: 27.1mm, Thickness (including flaps): 8.2mm, Weight: 27.28gms.
Class: Walton Rogers form B
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 850
Date to: Circa AD 1000
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 8.2 mm
Weight: 27.28 g
Diameter: 27.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 28th October 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM26621a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Keelby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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