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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: LVPL-F3EB45
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A cast lead alloy spindle whorl dating from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period. The object is circular in plan and is conical. It has a central circular perforation with an internal diameter of 4.42mm. The upper face is undulating due to eight decorative ridges. The base of the object is flat. The object has a light white patina and is in fair condition.
Similar examples of spindle whorls have reportedly been found in contexts dated from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period although the majority are typically dated broadly to the Medieval period c.1100-1500.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 32.9 g
Diameter: 29.65 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st March 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Wirral
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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