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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: NLM307
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
With dots between 4 radiating lines.
Notes:
Checked following Sophie Catley. Dating amended from 'Medieval 1066-1485' to 'Post-Medieval 1500-1600'. Drawing ref. added. Locations plots distant from cited find spot.
Class: Biconical
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1500
Date to: AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 11.5 mm
Weight: 28.54 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 8th December 1997
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLPS0389
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Geometric
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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