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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: WREX-9C4A3D
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Incomplete lead spindle whorl, dating from the medieval period (AD1300-1500). The whorl is made up of a central bi-conical body that is decorated on both faces with a series of raised triangles and pellets. The perforation has an internal diameter of 10.8mm. The surface of the whorl is worn with a powdery white patina.
Diameter: 28.5mm; thickness: 6.4mm; weight: 22.3g.
Notes:
Lead weights of this form were commonly used throughout the Medieval and Post-Medieval period and are therefore difficult to date accurately. Examples of spindle whorls have reportedly been found in contexts dated from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period although the majority are typically dated broadly to the medieval period c.1100-1500.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 75.1 mm
Thickness: 6.4 mm
Weight: 22.3 g
Diameter: 28.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2019 - Thursday 17th January 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NWales PAS 190117/1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Decoration style: Geometric
Completeness: Incomplete
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