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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: SWYOR-CEAECD
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A lead spindle whorl of Early Medieval to post-Medieval date. It appears to be Walton Rogers Form A1, suggesting a date of about AD 500 - 850 (owing to the fairly small central aperture). However, traces of cast decoration on the curved face may suggest a later date, up to AD 1600. One face is flat and one is convex. There is a central perforation which has a maximum diameter of 8mm. Traces of a design in relief are visible on the convex face. The artefact has a light cream patina. It is 26.1mm diameter, 10.3mm thick and 28.4g. Walton Rogers (in the Flixborough volume and York Fasicules) cites Ivens et al (1995) that decorated whorls are Post Medieval, though those of Form A1 are usually though to date from AD 500 - 1000.
Class: Walton Rogers Form A1
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 500
Date to: Circa AD 850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 10.3 mm
Weight: 28.4 g
Diameter: 26.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 3rd June 2018 - Sunday 3rd June 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 3179
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Welshampton and Lyneal (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SJ4432
Four figure Latitude: 52.88253117
Four figure longitude: -2.83361704
1:25K map: SJ4432
1:10K map: SJ43SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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