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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: SF-0B3FB4
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A cast lead spindle whorl of Roman or later date. It is circular in form, dome-shaped in section with a central circular aperture. The back face is flat but has a slight lip or rim around the edge resultant from the method of manufacture. It measures 22.83mm in diameter, 11.20mm in thickness, and weighs 24.14g. This is a lead spindle whorl that may be of any date from the Roman period onwards although perhaps most likely from the Medieval or Post-Medieval periods.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 11.2 mm
Weight: 24.14 g
Diameter: 22.83 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: BDG 008
Other reference: Hungry Hill
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Badingham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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