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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: CORN-F3557F
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Cast lead spindle whorl, circular in plan and sub-rectangular in profile and section, with a neat circular hole that is 8.4 mm in diameter. Both surfaces are pitted with circular indentations that average about 1 mm in diameter. These are seen locally on ceramic spindle whorls but lead whorls are not normally decorated in Cornwall, but this find is from Dorset and was found with other Roman artefacts. Experimental work with spindle whorls show that flat and symmetrical examples like this work best for spinning and holding the wool.
Bishop (1996) illustrates a flat and pitted lead spindle whorl that is identical in size, from Roman Aldborough, on page 31, fig.17, no.172.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.6 mm
Weight: 14.8 g
Diameter: 28 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 2nd September 2017 - Saturday 2nd September 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: West Dorset (District)
Parish or ward: Askerswell (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SY5293
Four figure Latitude: 50.73461929
Four figure longitude: -2.68153238
1:25K map: SY5293
1:10K map: SY53NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop, M.C. | 1996 | Finds from Roman Aldborough | Oxford | Oxbow | p.31, fig.17 | no.172 |
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