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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: IOW-3E6F36
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast lead spindle whorl of Unknown date.
This object is sub-circular in plan, domed with a flat underside. It has an off-centre vertical perforation and there are casting voids on the surface of the perforation.
Height: 12.92mm; maximum diameter: 25.61mm. Weight: 37.98g.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 43
Date to: Exactly AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 12.92 mm
Weight: 37.98 g
Diameter: 25.61 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 10th November 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2013-2-81
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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