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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: NLM-E07152
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead possible spindle whorl. Cast whorl of plano-convex section with an off-centre moulded aperture of diameter 6.8mm. Shrinkage lines around the hole suggest the object was cast in an open mould or, given the slightly rough feel of the curved surface, perhaps a hollow in the sand of a casting bed. Patinated. The hole is partly burred over on the convex side. The mass suggests this performed a function distinct from that of most spindle whorls, perhaps as a flywheel, or for the plying of thicker cord. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Post-Medieval, 43-1800
Diameter: 36.3mm, Thickness: 17.9mm, Weight: 139.90gms
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 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 17.9 mm
Weight: 139.9 g
Diameter: 36.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 6th November 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM41200
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Brookenby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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