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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: SWYOR-6F9481
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete cast lead alloy spindle whorl, possibly dating from the Early Medieval period. It is circular in plan with straight sides making is rectangular in section. The central perforation has a diameter of 9mm and there is no internal cavity in the wall of the perforation. One face is decorated with moulded raised ribs in groups of three forming fan like motifs, radiating from the perforation to the outside edge.
Lead alloy spindle whorls are very difficult to date, but the shape of this example matches Coppergate type B1 which was found in 5th century deposits onwards (Walton Rogers 2007). It could also be Medieval, but Medieval examples tend to be plano-convex where this has flat faces.
Thickness: 11mm; Diameter: 25.6mm; Weight: 41.3 g
Class: Coppergate type B1
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 400
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight: 41.3 g
Diameter: 25.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2011 - Saturday 31st December 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 1776
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: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
Parish or ward: Little Smeaton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE5216
Four figure Latitude: 53.637943
Four figure longitude: -1.215006
1:25K map: SE5216
1:10K map: SE51NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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