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WEIGHT
Unique ID: LANCUM-C53DCE
Object type certainty: Certain
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A cast lead spindle whorl, probably Medieval used for spinning wool. The weight is flattish and sub-circular, thicker in the centre and with a perforation running through the middle. The object is fairly flat on both sides, with decoration present in the form of raised lines. Similar spindle whorls have been found in medieval contexts including at Codnor Castle, Derbyshire; at the Austin Friary in Leicester (Mellor and Pearce, 1981) and the deserted medieval village of Thrislington (topsoil find; Austin 1989, 137, fig. 58.2). Also see several others on the PAS database, for example LANCUM-F68466, LANCUM-4FA054 and LANCUM-B0591B.The diameter is 29mm and the weight 37.71g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 37.71 g
Diameter: 29 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 20th April 2016 - Wednesday 20th April 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SD2380
Four figure Latitude: 54.20993008
Four figure longitude: -3.18212207
1:25K map: SD2380
1:10K map: SD28SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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