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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: LVPL-ABF9BE
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast lead alloy spindle whorl dating to the Medieval period, (AD1066-1500). The object is circular in plan and oval in sub-rectangular section. It has a large central circular perforation with an internal diameter of 7.50mm. The upper face is decorated with 9 pellets spaced unevenly. One pellet appears to be missing. The lower face is undecorated. The object has a light grey patina.
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: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 7.53 mm
Weight: 21.3 g
Diameter: 25.72 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st May 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Brereton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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