SWYOR-E1AFA1: spindle whorl of unknown date

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SPINDLE WHORL

Unique ID: SWYOR-E1AFA1

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A cast lead alloy spindle whorl, Coppergate type B1, of unknown date, but possibly AD 850 - 1500. It is discoid and flat, with a central perforation of diameter 10.2mm. There is no decoration. The whorl has a pale cream patina. It is 28.7mm in diameter and 6.9mm thick. It weighs 29.59gm.

Compare whorls illustrated in Walton Rogers, 2007, Cloth and Clothing in Early Anglo-Saxon England, page 25, figure 2.18. Whorls of this shape were used from the Iron Age onwards, but the size of the central perforation may indicate a late Early Medieval date onwards.

Class: Coppergate type B1

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: UNKNOWN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 6.9 mm
Weight: 29.59 g
Diameter: 28.7 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 21st February 2015 - Saturday 21st February 2015

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 2563

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Craven (District)
Parish or ward: Hawkswick (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SD9570
Four figure Latitude: 54.12583178
Four figure longitude: -2.07800179
1:25K map: SD9570
1:10K map: SD97SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Grassland, Heathland
Specific landuse: Regularly improved

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Walton Rogers, P.	2007	Cloth and Clothing in Early Anglo-Saxon England: AD 450-700	York	Council for British Archaeology	25	figure 2.18

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 2 years ago

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