Rights Holder: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service
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Unique ID: SWYOR-839B7B
Object type certainty: Certain
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A lead spindle whorl dating from the Early Medieval to early Post-Medieval period, AD 600 - 1600. It is of Coppergate Form A1 with one flat face and one convex face. There is a circular perforation of 8.8mm diameter without any indentation in the side wall. There is no decoration. The whorl has a yellow grey patina. It is 28.9mm diameter and 8.8mm thick. It weighs 38.7g. Form A1 spindle whorls date from the 6th century onwards (Walton Rogers, 2007, page 25).
Class: Coppergate Type A1
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 600
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 8.8 mm
Weight: 38.7 g
Diameter: 28.9 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 22nd May 2016 - Sunday 22nd May 2016
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Other reference: PAS form number 2924
4 Figure: SK9299
Four figure Latitude: 53.47969312
Four figure longitude: -0.61518044
1:25K map: SK9299
1:10K map: SK99NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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