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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: LVPL-FD8A92
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A lead alloy spindle whorl of medieval to post medieval date. The object is circular in plan and slightly conical. In the centre of the object the perforation has an internal diameter of 9mm. Each face is decorated with vertical and horizontal, cross-hatching lines, although the decoration is faded and unclear.
One face of the object is decorated with lettering, which is too worn to be read accuratly. If not entirely fictional and imitative, it is possible that the letters may relate to an individual's name, or perhaps are a religious inscription. The object has a light grey patina.
A similar example which has been recorded on the PAS database is LVPL-781838.
Notes:
Spindle whorls have reportedly been found in contexts dated from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period although the majority are typically dated broadly to the medieval period c.1100-1500.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 41.5 g
Diameter: 31 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 21st January 2018 - Wednesday 21st February 2018
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Davenham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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