Rights Holder: North Lincolnshire Museum
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Unique ID: NLM-FDABFB
Object type certainty: Possibly
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Lead spindle whorl. Cast plano-convex whorl with a moulded central aperture of diameter 10.7mm. The form might match Walton Rogers form A2, which becomes prominent in Viking-Age contexts from the 10th century. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 900-1100.
Diameter: 27.7mm, Thickness: 8.6mm, Weight: 35.69gms.
Class: possible Walton Rogers form A2
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 900
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 8.6 mm
Weight: 35.69 g
Diameter: 27.7 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 12th March 2015
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Other reference: NLM28418
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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