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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: LVPL-474E61
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A lead alloy spindle whorl of medieval date. The object is circular in plan and bi-conical with a central circular perforation. The perforation has an internal diameter of 9mm. Each face is decorated six raised pellets. The object has a mid-brown patina and is worn.
Dimensions: 31mm in diameter, 8mm thick, 31.5g
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.
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
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight: 31.5 g
Diameter: 31 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st December 2016 - Friday 30th December 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Whitegate
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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