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SPINDLE WHORL

Unique ID: YORYM338

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Undecorated lead spindle whorl, partially oxidised lead. bun shaped type (flat base), relatively large bore. Circumference denuded and irregular. Unable to date specifically.

Notes:

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Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1300
Date to: AD 1550

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 45.5 g
Diameter: 30 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 22nd October 1998

Personal details

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: YORYM:E01600

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Hambleton (District)
To be known as: NORTH YORKSHIRE HUBY

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: YORYM
Created: 25 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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