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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: SWYOR-224550
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A lead spindle whorl of uncertain date, Iron Age to Post Medieval, but perhaps more likely to be Early Medieval or Medieval, about AD 850 - 1500. It is disc shaped with a central hole which has a diameter of 10mm. The whorl has two flat faces and rounded sides. Spindle whorls are notoriously difficult to date as few are found in secure contexts. However, this example can be seen to fit into Coppergate type B2, with a wide central hole. This shape is know form the Iron Age onwards, but the wide central hole may indicate a date from the 9th century onwards (Rogers, 2007: Cloth and Clothing in early Anglo Saxon England, p 25). The whorl has a smooth white patina and there are slight traces of decoration in the form of faint incised oblique lines round the upper half. It is 26.9mm diameter, 14.9mm thick and 54.98g.
Class: Coppergate type B2
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 850
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 14.9 mm
Weight: 54.98 g
Diameter: 26.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 20th October 2015 - Tuesday 20th October 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2725
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
District: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: East Hardwick (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE4716
Four figure Latitude: 53.63841451
Four figure longitude: -1.29062144
1:25K map: SE4716
1:10K map: SE41NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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