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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: WREX-F945EC
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Cast lead-alloy spindle whorl, dating from the medieval period (AD1200-1500). The whorl has wide quite flat body with rim around the central perforation.One side of the wide flat body appears to be undecorated, but the other has raise lines radiating out from the central perforation. The central perforation has an internal diameter of 9.19mm. The surface of the whorl is worn with a powdery white patina.
Diameter: 29.1mm; thickness: 8.9mm; weight: 27g
Notes:
Lead weights of this form were commonly used throughout the Medieval and Post-Medieval period and are therefore difficult to date accurately. Examples of 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: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 8.9 mm
Weight: 27 g
Diameter: 29.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 16th August 2017 - Wednesday 16th August 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Wrexham museum entry receipt 1188
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Decoration style: Geometric
Completeness: Complete
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