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SPINDLE WHORL

Unique ID: NLM-EEDB78

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Lead spindle whorl. Cast biconical whorl with a central moulded aperture of diameter 9.4mm. Both sides are decorated with a curvilinear vegetal motif in which pellets take the place of fruits, with a rim separating the two sides. This is less usual than the more angular combination of lines or triangles and pellets. The mass suggests the whorl would be used to ply cord. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1600.

Diameter: 31.2mm, Thickness: 13.7mm, Weight: 53.55gms.

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: 13.7 mm
Weight: 53.55 g
Diameter: 31.2 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 23rd October 2013

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM24021a

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Curvilinear
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Scawby (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE9604
Four figure Latitude: 53.52390748
Four figure longitude: -0.55339903
1:25K map: SE9604
1:10K map: SE90SE
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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