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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: LVPL-D87CA7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Cast lead spindle whorl probably dating from the Roman to the Post-Medieval period, (43-1700). The object is circular in plan and biconical. It has a large central circular perforation. The object is very worn and no decoration is visible. It has a light brown patina.
Similar examples of spindle whorls have reportedly been found in contexts dated from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period although the majority are typically dated broadly to the Medieval period c.1000-1500.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight: 30.8 g
Diameter: 28 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st May 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Newark and Sherwood (District)
To be known as: Collingham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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