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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: NLM-3FA2C1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead spindle whorl. Cast whorl with a central moulded aperture of diameter 10.5mm, combining the characteristics of a globular whorl - a form common from the 13th century - and the biconical whorls of the early post-medieval period. There are relict traces of moulded decoration and a moulded rim to associate this object with the latter type. Patinated. Suggested date: Late Medieval, 1350-1500.
Diameter: 27.2mm, Thickness: 10.2mm, Weight: 49.92gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 10.2 mm
Weight: 49.92 g
Diameter: 27.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 8th May 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM39201
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North East Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North East Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Ashby cum Fenby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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