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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: SF5007
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Irregular perforated weight or spindle-whorl made from chalk. Sub-rectangular with rounded corners when viewed either from the top or the side, it measures 27 x 34 mm and is 15 mm thick. It is either not particularly well made or has suffered some damage, as it has a rather lumpy outline. The circular perforation is a little off-centre and is symmetrically waisted, narrowing slightly to c. 10 mm minimum diameter. Weights like this one are usually interpreted as spindle-whorls, but a rectangular weight would perhaps not make a very good whorl as it would not turn evenly. They cannot be dated closely - this one could be prehistoric, Roman, medieval or even quite modern (as it is easy to make).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: AD 43
Date to: AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 17.01 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st March 2001
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Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: SUFFOLK DEBENHAM
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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