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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: LVPL-01A202
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An almost complete lead alloy, likely dating from the Medieval Period. The object is sub-circular in plan and is conical. The object has a central perforation and is undecorated. It is worn on each face and pitted.
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
Weight: 19.4 g
Diameter: 26 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 14th July 2017 - Friday 14th July 2017
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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: Ashton Hayes
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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