SWYOR-FA6AD3: Early Medieval to Medieval Spindle Whorl; Walton Rogers A2

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SPINDLE WHORL

Unique ID: SWYOR-FA6AD3

Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A probable cast lead spindle whorl of probable Early Medieval to Medieval date, about AD 700 - 1100.It if of Walton Rogers form A2 with flat faces and different sizes and rounded sides. It is a very small example. It is 13mm in diameter and 5.4mm thick, with a central circular perforation 6.9mm in diameter. It weighs 4.15g. It has a well developed white patina. The central aperture has a diameter of 6.9mm.

Class: Walton Rogers form A2

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 700
Date to: Circa AD 1100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 5.4 mm
Weight: 4.15 g
Diameter: 13 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 8th July 2018 - Sunday 8th July 2018

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 3222

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: West Tanfield (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE2679
Four figure Latitude: 54.20609033
Four figure longitude: -1.60289115
1:25K map: SE2679
1:10K map: SE27NE
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

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

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