Rights Holder: Lincolnshire County Council
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Unique ID: PUBLIC-535282
Object type certainty: Certain
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A bone spindle whorl. A domed spindle whorl with a central drilled hole (diameter 100 mm). The spindle whorl has been made from a femural or humeral head (the ball joint of an upper limb bone) from an animal. The dome shape is the natural shape of the bone. The base is flat. It is in complete condition, with a few small nicks here and there but not much sign of wear. The diameter of the spindle whorl is 37mm, and it weighs 12.19g. Bone spindle whorls are found on Roman, Early Medieval, and medieval sites, and therefore dating this particular item is difficult.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight: 12.19 g
Diameter: 37 mm
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Primary material: Animal skeletal material
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Complete
4 Figure: TF0383
Four figure Latitude: 53.3338941
Four figure longitude: -0.45471037
1:25K map: TF0383
1:10K map: TF08SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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