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WEIGHT

Unique ID: LANCUM-934D5A

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A lead alloy spindle whorl of medieval to post-medieval date. The object is circular in plan and bi-conical. In the centre of the object is a circular perforation with an internal diameter of 10mm. The weight is undecorated. The spindle whorl has a light brown patina and is light brown in places.

Similar examples of spindle whorls have reportedly been found in contexts dated from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period although the majority are typically dated broadly to the medieval period c.1100-1500.

The diameter is 25mm and the weight 17.95g.

Class: Closed

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1100
Date to: Exactly AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 17.95 g
Diameter: 25 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 2nd August 2016 - Tuesday 2nd August 2016

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: North West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Ribble Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Pendleton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SD7539
Four figure Latitude: 53.84663226
Four figure longitude: -2.38146836
1:25K map: SD7539
1:10K map: SD73NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Minimal cultivation

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

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