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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: NLM-6AD528
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Lead spindle whorl. Cast plano-convex whorl with a larger and a smaller flat face, a gently curved rim around the former, and with a moulded central aperture of diameter 7.6mm, Walton Rogers form A2. Patinated. Deep nicks and odd casting flaws give the misleading impression of decoration; patinated overall. The spindle size would admit a Middle Saxon date while the mass may indicate a primary function spinning a yarn. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 700-850.
Diameter: 21.8mm, Thickness: 11.2mm, Weight: 20.57gms
Class: Walton Rogers form A2
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 700
Date to: Circa AD 850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 11.2 mm
Weight: 20.57 g
Diameter: 21.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 9th January 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM38780
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Wharton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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