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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: LVPL-46C836
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A lead alloy spindle whorl probably of medieval date. The object is circular in plan and conical with a central circular perforation. The perforation has an internal diameter of 8mm at the top and 10mm at the base. Each face is undecorated. The spindle whorl has a mid-brown patina.
Dimensions: 25mm in diameter, 11mm thick, 26.0g.
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: 11 mm
Weight: 26 g
Diameter: 25 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st October 2016 - Wednesday 7th December 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Stoke upon Tern
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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