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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: ESS-884397
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete, lead alloy spindle whorl or weight of uncertain date. The object is circular in plan, plano-convex and with an even central perforation running through it. It is undecorated and with a light white colouration. It measures 23.0mm in diameter, 10.8mm in height and weighs 32.93g.
Lead spindle whorls and weights were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the post-medieval period and are difficult to date with any certainty without supporting archaeological context. The function of such objects is also difficult to determine as the forms are common and may have served as spindle whorls or weights used for fishing or goods.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 10.8 mm
Weight: 32.93 g
Diameter: 23 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st July 2013 - Monday 17th February 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: CIMS OEF 7546
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Uttlesford (District)
Parish or ward: Great Canfield (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL5819
Four figure Latitude: 51.84724196
Four figure longitude: 0.29238416
1:25K map: TL5819
1:10K map: TL51NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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