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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: NLM-A30DF3
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Grey lead spindle whorl. Lead cast hemisperical, large central perforation, Walton Rogers form A1. Source record suggests this to be post-medieval. The mass suggests a primary function plying cord. Very worn. Suggested date: possibly Early Medieval, 850-1000
Diameter: 29.9mm, Thickness: 14.9mm, Weight: 59.31gms
Class: Walton Rogers form A1
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 850
Date to: Circa AD 1000
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 14.9 mm
Weight: 59.31 g
Diameter: 29.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 17th April 2001
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM4937, NLM52438
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: South Kesteven (District)
Parish or ward: Pointon and Sempringham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF1033
Four figure Latitude: 52.88322164
Four figure longitude: -0.36674899
1:25K map: TF1033
1:10K map: TF13SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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