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LEIC-45BC2F: early medieval lead alloy spindle whorl

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SPINDLE WHORL

Unique ID: LEIC-45BC2F

Object type certainty: Probably
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Early Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 24mm in diameter and 12mm thick with a weight of 31.34grams. The object is circular in form and rectangular in cross section and has a large central hole 13mm in diameter. The object is most likely to be a thin walled spindle, but could also be a weight?

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 700
Date to: Circa AD 1100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight: 31.34 g
Diameter: 24 mm

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Materials and construction

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

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Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Rutland (Unitary Authority)
District: Rutland (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Brooke (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK8506
Four figure Latitude: 52.64508948
Four figure longitude: -0.74515288
1:25K map: SK8506
1:10K map: SK80NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Audit data

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

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