NLM-DD42F8: Early Medieval Spindle Whorl

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SPINDLE WHORL

Unique ID: NLM-DD42F8

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Lead spindle whorl. Cast plano convex whorl with a larger and a smaller flat side and a moulded central aperture of diameter 7mm, Walton Rogers form A2. Patinated. The mass may suggest a primary function spinning a yarn, while the small spindle size would admit an Anglo-Saxon date. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 700-850.

Diameter: 19.3mm, Height: 9.8mm, Weight: 17.73gms

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
Height: 9.8 mm
Weight: 17.73 g
Diameter: 19.3 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 25th March 2018

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM39152

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Roxby cum Risby (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE9114
Four figure Latitude: 53.61465305
Four figure longitude: -0.62588526
1:25K map: SE9114
1:10K map: SE91SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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

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