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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: NLM-D817CA
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead possible spindle whorl. Cast conical weight of plano-convex section with a tapered moulded central aperure of diameter 6.5-9mm, cf. Walton Rogers form A1; patinated. The form is taller or more elongated than the majority of whorls of this form, and the central hole is slightly angled, which might detract from its usefulness as a whorl. The spindle size would, however, permit a Middle Saxon date while the mass might suggest a primary use spinning a yarn. A whorl of similar date which was probably reused as a fishing line weight was reported from the vicinity, and the collection of such objects for riparian reuse may explain their presence here. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 750-850.
Diameter: 18.0mm, Height: 15.7mm, Weight: 27.10gms
Class: cf. Walton Rogers form A1
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 750
Date to: Circa AD 850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 15.7 mm
Weight: 27.1 g
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 22nd April 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM36322
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Alkborough
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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