Rights Holder: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service
CC License:

Image use policy

Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).

SPINDLE WHORL

Unique ID: SWYOR-C1E5FE

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A lead spindle whorl of uncertain date, probably Roman to early Medieval, about AD 43 - 1100. The whorl is cylindrical but has flat faces of unequal size, and thus slightly sloping sides making the cross-section a right-angled trapezoid. This form does not fit neatly into Walton-Roger's typology (Walton Rogers, 2007, Cloth and Clothing in Early Anglo-Saxon England, page 25)and is closest to Gleba's Form B: Cylindrical classification (Alberti, Roman Finds Group Datasheet 7) . The corners are rounded and the whorl is undecorated. It is 24.5mm diameter, 12.2mm tall and 46.98g. The central circular aperture has a diameter of 7.8mm. It has a white patina.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Height: 12.2 mm
Weight: 46.98 g
Diameter: 24.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 8th October 2015 - Thursday 8th October 2015

Personal details

This information is restricted for your access level.

Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 2976

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Ryedale (District)
Parish or ward: Barton-le-Street (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE7173
Four figure Latitude: 54.14792904
Four figure longitude: -0.91450015
1:25K map: SE7173
1:10K map: SE77SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Alberti, M.	2017	Spindle Whorls; Roman Finds Group Datasheet 7	Stevenage	Roman Finds Group
Walton Rogers, P.	2007	Cloth and Clothing in Early Anglo-Saxon England: AD 450-700	York	Council for British Archaeology

Similar objects

Find number: SWYOR-5290D5
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
A lead spindle whorl of probable Medieval date, about AD 1100 - 1600. It is circular in plan and biconvex in cross-section, with a straight m…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Find number: SWYOR-8B5A61
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broadperiod: EARLY MEDIEVAL
A lead spindle whorl of Early Medieval date, about AD 600 - AD 850, of Walton Rogers form A2 which was in use from the 6th century onwards. I…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Find number: SWYOR-6C731A
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broadperiod: ROMAN
A cast lead spindle whorl of possible Iron Age or Roman date, 400 BC - AD 410. The whorl is of (Gleba, 2008) discoidal form, Walton Rogers F…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Timeline of associated dates

Report a mistake

Audit data

Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

Other formats: this page is available as qrcode json xml geojson pdf rdf representations.