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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: NLM-565600
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead spindle whorl. Cast plano-convex whorl with a central moulded aperture of diameter 12.5mm, Walton Rogers form A1. Shrinkage lines in the upper surface as cast may suggest manufacture in an open mould; patinated. The ample spindle size may suggest an Anglo-Scandinavian date, while the mass may suggest a primary function plying cord. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 850-1000.
Diameter: 29.1mm, Thickness: 12.7mm, Weight: 58.10gms
Class: Walton Rogers form A1
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 850
Date to: Circa AD 1000
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 12.7 mm
Weight: 58.1 g
Diameter: 29.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 21st October 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM38000
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Fordington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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