SWYOR-FA2FF9: Roman or Iron Age Spindle Whorl; Walton Rogers Form B1

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SPINDLE WHORL

Unique ID: SWYOR-FA2FF9

Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A cast lead probable spindle whorl of discoidal shape and possible Iron Age or Roman date, about 100 BC - AD 410. It conforms to Walton Rogers form B1 (Walton Rogers 2007, pp. 24-25): both faces are flat; the sides are vertical, the faces being the same size; and the section is rectangular. It is 30.2mm in diameter and 3.7mm thick, with a central circular perforation 4.5mm in diameter. It weighs 24.01g. The smallness of the aperture suggests that this whorl might date from the Roman era or earlier. There is no decoration, and the object has a patchy grey and creamy white patina.

Class: Walton Rogers form B1

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 100 BC
Date to: Circa AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.7 mm
Weight: 24.01 g
Diameter: 30.2 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 12th August 2018 - Sunday 12th August 2018

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 3222; finders reference 138

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: Well (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE2682
Four figure Latitude: 54.23305164
Four figure longitude: -1.60263254
1:25K map: SE2682
1:10K map: SE28SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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	pp. 24-25

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

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