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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: NLM-5EC2CF
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Lead spindle whorl. Cast plano-convex whorl with moulded central aperture of diameter 6.5mm, Walton Rogers form A1. Patinated overall. Rusty material is deposited in the sides of the hole. Slight shrinkage lines in the upper surface may suggest manufacture in an open mould. The mass would permit this to be used to spin a fine yarn. The small aperture is characteristic of an Anglo-Saxon date. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 700-850.
Diameter: 19.7mm, Thickness: 6mm, Weight: 10.37gms.
Class: Walton Rogers form A1
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 700
Date to: Circa AD 850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight: 10.37 g
Diameter: 19.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 22nd March 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM32049
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Luddington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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