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SPINDLE WHORL

Unique ID: NLM-CDB7E7

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Lead spindle whorl. Cast biconical whorl with a central moulded aperture of diameter 10.7mm. Moulded relief decoration comprises a raised rim around the aperture on one side, and a series of equidistantly spaced pellets in the equivalent position on the other. A circumferential rim between the two halves also bears similar pellets on both sides. Patinated overall. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1600.

Diameter: 27.9mm, Thickness: 12.5mm, Weight: 39.30gms.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 12.5 mm
Weight: 39.3 g
Diameter: 27.9 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 19th September 2013

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM23597a

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Laughton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK8697
Four figure Latitude: 53.46273388
Four figure longitude: -0.70611102
1:25K map: SK8697
1:10K map: SK89NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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