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SPINDLE WHORL

Unique ID: PUBLIC-102414

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A decorated lead alloy spindle whorl. It is biconvex in side view. One side has a raised zigzag line forming a five pointed star. The other side is decorated with an irregular web like design, again of raised lines. The design appears to have been cast. The central hole is circular, with no marks indicating use. The patina is a yellowish white.

Date could be Roman to Post Medieval, most likely late medieval.

Diameter 34.6mm Central hole 9.9mm Thickness 13.6mm

Weight 71.44g

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 13.6 mm
Weight: 71.44 g
Diameter: 34.6 mm

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Harborough (District)
Parish or ward: Billesdon (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK7202
Four figure Latitude: 52.61101501
Four figure longitude: -0.93812144
1:25K map: SK7202
1:10K map: SK70SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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