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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: LVPL-3348F8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast lead alloy spindle whorl dating from the Roman to the Post-Medieval period, (AD 43-1700). The object is circular in plan and bi-conical. It has a central circular perforation with an internal diameter of 9.34mm. Each face is decorated with a series of moulded pellets and lines radiating out from the perforation. The object has a light brown 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: 11.38 mm
Weight: 33.1 g
Diameter: 27.13 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 25th January 2015 - Sunday 25th January 2015
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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: Ryedale (District)
To be known as: Norton-on-Derwent
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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