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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: LVPL-6BE952
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Cast lead spindle whorl probably dating to the Medieval period, (1100-1500). The object is circular in plan and flat. The object has a central circurlar perforation. On one face the object is decorated with a groove surrounding the perforation. Linear decoration expands from this groove to the edges of the object. No decoration can be seen on the opposite face. The object has a light brown patina and is worn.
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.1066-1500.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 7.65 mm
Weight: 31.9 g
Diameter: 26.37 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st July 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Mollington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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