NLM-B2F7F1: Early Medieval Spindle Whorl

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SPINDLE WHORL

Unique ID: NLM-B2F7F1

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Lead spindle whorl. Cast whorl with a central slightly tapered moulded aperture of diameter 10-11.5mm, cylindrical with a slightly curved base placing this between Walton Rogers forms A1 and B. Patinated overall. The aperture size may suggest an Anglo-Scandinavian date while the mass indicates a primary use for plying cord. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 850-1000.

Diameter: 22.5mm, Thickness: 16.8mm, Weight: 49.35gms.

Class: cf Walton Rogers forms A1/ B

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 850
Date to: Circa AD 1000

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 16.8 mm
Weight: 49.35 g
Diameter: 22.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 26th July 2015

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM29479

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Roxby cum Risby (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE9214
Four figure Latitude: 53.6144786
Four figure longitude: -0.61077376
1:25K map: SE9214
1:10K map: SE91SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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