SWYOR-F40F4E: SWYOR-F40F4E Post Medieval spindle Whorl

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SPINDLE WHORL

Unique ID: SWYOR-F40F4E

Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A cast lead probable mis-cast spindle whorl of probable Early Medieval date, about AD 700 - 850. It conforms most closely to Walton Rogers form A2 (Walton Rogers 2007, pp. 24-25, fig 2.18), as it has a large irregular flat upper face with a rounded flat extention at one side, (possibly as a result of miscasting), and is conical. Walton Rogers dates whorls of this shape from between AD 700 - 1100, but the aperture is 5.5mm in diameter which is at the very lowest end of the range that is usual for early to Mid Saxon whorls (Walton Rogers, 2007 chapter 2, page 23). The whorl is undecorated and has an overall pale cream patina. Measurements are; length 28.9mm, width 23.5mm, thickness 10.47mm and weight 19.5g. There is a perforation in the centre of the main body of the object, which is 5.5mm in diameter.

Class: Walton Rogers form A2

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 700
Date to: Circa AD 850

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 28.9 mm
Width: 23.5 mm
Thickness: 10.47 mm
Weight: 19.5 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 7th March 2020 - Saturday 7th March 2020

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 3636

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
Parish or ward: Cawood (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE5737
Four figure Latitude: 53.82615097
Four figure longitude: -1.13553095
1:25K map: SE5737
1:10K map: SE53NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Walton Rogers, P.	2007	Cloth and Clothing in Early Anglo-Saxon England: AD 450-700	York	Council for British Archaeology	page 23
Walton Rogers, P.	2007	Cloth and Clothing in Early Anglo-Saxon England: AD 450-700	York	Council for British Archaeology	page 25	figure 2:18

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 2 years ago
Updated: About one year ago

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