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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: NLM4583
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Decorated on both sides with star and dots. Neat.
Notes:
Checked following Sophie Catley. Dating amended from 'Medieval 1200-1540' to 'Post-Medieval 1500-1600'. Drawing ref. added.
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1500
Date to: AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 12.3 mm
Weight: 37.3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st June 1999
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM2068
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Geometric
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: North Kesteven (District)
To be known as: NORTH KESTEVEN
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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