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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: CPAT-E01975
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A small lead alloy bi-conical decorated spindle whorl of indeterminate date. The whorl was found in an area where medieval and post medieval coins have been found and thus we may perhaps assume that date range for this whorl. Each side of the whorl is decorated with random angular lines forming triangles and chevrons. The central hole has a diameter of 9.45mm.
The surface has the typical pale cream/grey lead oxide patina.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight: 22.2 g
Diameter: 21.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 22nd April 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Oswestry Rural (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SJ3025
Four figure Latitude: 52.817973
Four figure longitude: -3.040121
1:25K map: SJ3025
1:10K map: SJ32NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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