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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: SWYOR-645683
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A lead alloy possible spindle whorl. The whorl has one flat face and one domed face with a wide collar round the central hole. The hole has a diamater of 10.5mm. There is no cavity in the sdie wall. The lead is well patinated. Whorles are very difficult to date, as they were used from the Iron Age onwards with little change in design.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN
Date from: Circa 100 BC
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 9.42 mm
Weight: 40.95 g
Diameter: 29.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012 - Wednesday 25th January 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS Number 1739
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
District: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Sharlston (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE3918
Four figure Latitude: 53.657045
Four figure longitude: -1.41136
1:25K map: SE3918
1:10K map: SE31NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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