SWYOR-9F9BFB: Medieval spindle whorl; Walton Rogers Form B1

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SPINDLE WHORL

Unique ID: SWYOR-9F9BFB

Object type certainty: Certain
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A cast lead alloy Early Medieval to Medieval spindle whorl, of Walton Rogers type B1, dating from about AD 900 - 1200. It is of rectangular section, with flat upper and lower surfaces and vertical sides. There is a central, circular perforation of internal diameter 10.9mm. There is no decoration. There is some slight damage in the form of a small edge chip. The whorl has a mid-grey crazed patina. It is 34mm in diameter and 6.2mm thick. It weighs 28.77gm.

This type of spindle whorl is illustrated in Walton Rogers, 2007, Cloth and Clothing in Early Anglo-Saxon England, page 25.

Class: Walton Rogers Form B1

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 900
Date to: Circa AD 1200

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 6.2 mm
Weight: 28.77 g
Diameter: 34 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st March 2018 - Tuesday 1st May 2018

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS Form: 3150

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Hambleton (District)
Parish or ward: Topcliffe (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE4076
Four figure Latitude: 54.17823176
Four figure longitude: -1.38866543
1:25K map: SE4076
1:10K map: SE47NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Walton Rogers, P.	2007	Cloth and Clothing in Early Anglo-Saxon England: AD 450-700	York	Council for British Archaeology	25

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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