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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: FAKL-9C9F33
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Published 
Plain lead spindle whorl, Roman or Medieval, discoid and plano-convex, one face being rounded the other flat (slightly concave). Through the disc is 8.9mm diameter hole, which, on the flat face is surrounded by a slight rim. Diameter 28.2mm, Thickness 8,8mm, Mass 43.48g. Whorls of this simple form are difficult to date and this find could be Roman to Medieval in date.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 60
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 8.8 mm
Weight: 43.48 g
Diameter: 28.2 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SWY250
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Craven (District)
To be known as: Threshfield
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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