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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: SF-50E62B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A bi-conical lead spindle whorl of uncertain date.
It has a central circular aperture. Both faces have moulded decoration consisting of diagonal lines with dots and crosses in between them.
This spindle whorl measures 31.55mm in diameter, 13.40mm in height, 50.74g in weight.
There is a similar example from Suffolk recorded on the PAS database (SF10844). This is a relatively simple cast lead spindle whorl that could be of any date from the Roman period onwards.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 13.4 mm
Weight: 50.74 g
Diameter: 31.55 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: OKY 028
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Brome and Oakley
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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