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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: NLM-324627
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead spindle whorl. Cast biconical whorl with a central moulded aperture of diameter 11mm and moulded decoration comprising the four equidistantly spaced triangular points of a star on either side; the sides meet at a rounded circumferential rim. Patinated. The affinities of this object are with the decorated biconical whorls of the early post-medieval period.
Diameter: 28.1mm, Thickness: 13.7mm, Weight: 41.25gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 13.7 mm
Weight: 41.25 g
Diameter: 28.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 31st October 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM37863
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North East Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North East Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Laceby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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