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SPINDLE WHORL

Unique ID: SOMDOR-DAD883

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A cast lead alloy spindle whorl with ring and dot decoration, dating from the late medieval period. It has two flat faces and its central perforation, which has a slightly raised lip on each side, measures 7.6mm. Each face is decorated with five ring and dot motifs, which are not quite equally spaced. The surface has flaked off the object in several places. Lead spindle whorls were made from the Roman period onwards, but decorated examples generally date from the late medieval period.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Post AD 1400
Date to: Ante AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 8.26 mm
Weight: 19.03 g
Diameter: 26.42 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 15th October 2004

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Sedgemoor (District)
Parish or ward: Chedzoy (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: ST3436
Four figure Latitude: 51.119468
Four figure longitude: -2.944362
1:25K map: ST3436
1:10K map: ST33NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Shopland, N.	2005	Archaeological Finds: A Guide to Identification	Stroud	Tempus	214

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Recording Institution: SOMDOR
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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