SUSS-E8B7C6: Spindle whorl or weight of uncertain date

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SPINDLE WHORL

Unique ID: SUSS-E8B7C6

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A cast lead spindle whorl or possibly weight. It has a domed top and flat base with a tapering circular hole running through the centre. It is 37.3mm in diameter, 20.2mm tall with a hole, 13.3mm in diameter at the base and 11.8mm at the top and weighs 115 grams. Plain spindle whorls and weights were cast locally in lead from the Roman period onwards and are hard to date precisely although most are late Medieval - Post Medieval.

Chronology

Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1750

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 20.2 mm
Weight: 115 g
Diameter: 37.3 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 12th December 2009

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Arun (District)
To be known as: Near Bognor Regis

Spatial coordinates

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
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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