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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: OXON-87292B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete lead spindle whorl of Roman to Post Medieval date (c. AD 43-1800).
The object is circular in plan with an off-centre perforation of 8.62mm diameter. The object is sub-rectanguar with a flat base, slightly tapering sides and a flat upper face. No decoration is present on either face. The object has a cream patina.
The object is 26.55mm in diameter, 16.4mm thick and weighs 65.17g.
Loom weights and spindle whorls were used for a long periods of time (Iron Age to the early Post Medieval period) and undecorated examples can be difficult to date, but Walton Rogers (1997, p.1731) suggests Roman spindle whorls have a diameter of between 4-8mm while the diameter of medieval spindles is in the range of 9-11mm to fit the thicker spindles of this period.
Examples of similar forms on the database include WAW-7A7440 and YORYM-2CB95B.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 16.4 mm
Weight: 65.17 g
Diameter: 26.55 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 19th September 2021 - Tuesday 26th October 2021
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Object Entry Form: 2617
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: West Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: North Leigh (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP3713
Four figure Latitude: 51.81441254
Four figure longitude: -1.46467279
1:25K map: SP3713
1:10K map: SP31SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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