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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: LVPL-F2F09F
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast lead alloy spindle whorl probably dating to the Medieval period, (AD1066-1500). The object is circular in plan and bi-conical. It has a central circular perforation with an internal diameter of 9.48mm. One face of the object is decorated with a series of moulded pellets. The opposite face is decorated with a series of moulded ridges which radiate outwards from the central perforation. The object has a light grey patina and is in good 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: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 10.27 mm
Weight: 33.1 g
Diameter: 28.83 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st September 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
To be known as: Ryther cum Ossendyke
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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