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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: NLM-907406
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Lead spindle whorl. Cast whorl of probably plano-convex profile though perhaps a flattened cylindrical form with an [ineptly] moulded central aperture of diameter c.7-6.5mm, cf. Walton Rogers forms A2 and B; patinated overall. The spindle aperture size would admit an identification as an Anglo-Saxon whorl, while the mass may hint at a primary function plying cord. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 500-850.
Diameter: 26.8mm, Thickness: 7.1mm, Weight: 49.81gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 500
Date to: Circa AD 850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 7.1 mm
Weight: 49.81 g
Diameter: 26.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 11th March 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM28466
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Winteringham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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