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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: SWYOR-723052
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A cast lead spindle whorl of Walton Rogers form A2, probably dating from the Early Medieval period, about AD 700 - 850. It is circular in plan with a flat base and curved sides with a smaller flat second face. It has a light cream patina and is 22.9mm in diameter and 6.6mm thick. It has a central, circular perforation of internal diameter 5.6mm and weighs 17.3g.
Walton Rogers suggests that form A2 whorls date from AD 700 - 1100, but that a central perforation of 6-9mm may indicate an Early to Middle Saxon date.
Class: Walton Rogers form A2
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 700
Date to: Circa AD 850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 6.6 mm
Weight: 17.3 g
Diameter: 22.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 5th March 2020 - Monday 10th May 2021
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 3640 (Packet 7)
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Barnsley (Metropolitan District)
District: Barnsley (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Hunshelf (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK2799
Four figure Latitude: 53.4870266
Four figure longitude: -1.59456348
1:25K map: SK2799
1:10K map: SK29NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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