SWYOR-F41667: Spindle whorl of unknown date

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SPINDLE WHORL

Unique ID: SWYOR-F41667

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A lead alloy spindle whorl. The whorl is conical and has a large and irregular central hole for the spindle. It has a diameter of 19.6mm and is 27.4mm thick. The whorl is in good condition with a light grey patina. Helen Geake writes: “Dating of lead whorls is difficult. The drop spindle with which they were used continued in use until the end of the medieval period in London and Winchester (Egan, 1998, “The Medieval Household: Daily Living c1150 – c1450”; and Biddle, 1990, “Object and Economy in Medieval Winchester”), and for perhaps a century longer in Norfolk (Margeson, 1993, “Norwich Households: Medieval and Post Medieval finds from Norwich Survey Excavations 1971 – 78”). The excavated assemblage from Winchester contains one lead whorl from a mid to late tenth century context.” Undecorated spindle whorls can therefore date from the Roman, Early Medieval or Medieval periods.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 19.6 mm
Weight: 49.1 g
Diameter: 27.4 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 24th October 2007

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Bardney (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF1171
Four figure Latitude: 53.224459
Four figure longitude: -0.338814
1:25K map: TF1171
1:10K map: TF17SW
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

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Geake, H.	2001	Finds Recording Guide Version 1.1

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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