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Unique ID: LANCUM-AB1A07
Object type certainty: Certain
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Medieval cast lead perforated circular spindle whorl, biconical with a different decorative pattern on each face comprised of relief lines and pellets. The whorl has a circular perforation through the centre. The diameter is 32mm and the weight 39.18g.
Similar spindle whorls have been found in medieval contexts including at Codnor Castle, Derbyshire; at the Austin Friary in Leicester (Mellor and Pearce, 1981) and the deserted medieval village of Thrislington (topsoil find; Austin 1989, 137, fig. 58.2).
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Quantity: 1
Weight: 39.18 g
Diameter: 32 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st July 2014
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Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Austin, D. | 1989 | The Deserted Medieval Village of Thrislington, County Durham: excavations 1973-1974 | Lincoln | Society for Medieval Archaeology | |||
Mellor, J. and Pearce, T. | 1981 | The Austin Friars, Leicester | London | Council for British Archaeology |