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SPINDLE WHORL

Unique ID: NMS-48EE12

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Medieval lead spindle whorl with a straight-sided hole, five projecting lozengiform bosses separated by groups of vertical ribs and a circumferential casting flash or a deliberate rib. Diameter 26.3mm. Height or thickness 15.2mm. Weight 42.64g, 1.5045oz avoirdupois, 1.3710oz troy. Hole diameter 11mm. Cf. very similar examples from Norfolk (all previously indentified as weights of unknown date): Congham (HER 44043, NMS-C4BCE8), Kenninghall (HER 39262), Ketteringham (HER 55806, NMS-78D19C), King's Lynn (HER 36070), Narborough (HER 34960, NMS-D38B35), Stody (HER 50107, NMS-1C3DC7), Trowse with Newton (HER 40903, NMS-C2B7A3) and Upwell (HER 41359, NMS-6ADF54). See NARC-5D8EAB for other examples on this database. All are remarkably similar but the number of diamond bosses does vary between 4, 5 and 6.

14th - early 16th century.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Exactly AD 1539

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 15.2 mm
Weight: 42.64 g
Diameter: 26.3 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 25th April 2015 - Thursday 24th September 2015

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Other reference numbers

SMR reference number: 59895
Other reference: DP092015

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: North Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Salthouse (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TG0843
Four figure Latitude: 52.94405745
Four figure longitude: 1.09424519
1:25K map: TG0843
1:10K map: TG04SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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