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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: WMID-3262CC
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete lead spindle whorl of unknown exact date (c. AD 43-1700). The object is roughly conical in shape with a flat base and a circular perforation truncating the centre of the object. The whorl is plain and undecorated with a white patina.
Plain lead spindle whorls were in use from the Roman period to the present day, therefore without any contextual information it is difficult to apply an exact date. A large number of this type of spindle whorl have been recorded on the PAS database dated from the Roman to Post Medieval periods. Such examples include: DENO-D0AED4; WMID-32510A; and LANCUM-80986E.
The overall dimensions are as follows: 11.38mm in length, 24.62mm in diameter and 31.42g in weight.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 11.38 mm
Weight: 31.42 g
Diameter: 24.62 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 15th July 2018
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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: Boningale (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SJ8001
Four figure Latitude: 52.60640984
Four figure longitude: -2.29676295
1:25K map: SJ8001
1:10K map: SJ80SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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