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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: LANCUM-F760EE
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Lead spindle whorl of uncertain date, possibly Roman (c. AD 43 - 410). The object is broadly circular in form; it is flat on one side and domed on the other, with a central circular perforation which is 5.51mm in diameter. The object has a worn and pitted surface with a white patina. The spindle whorl is 21.44mm in diameter, 7.02mm in thickness and weighs 12.90g.
Lead spindle whorls are difficult to date precisely without archaeological context. The small central perforation of this one and the high incidence of Roman finds in the area where it was found may indicate a Roman date.
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
Thickness: 7.02 mm
Weight: 12.9 g
Diameter: 21.44 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: N5217
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: Allerdale (District)
Parish or ward: Holme St. Cuthbert (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: NY0949
Four figure Latitude: 54.82754001
Four figure longitude: -3.41803711
1:25K map: NY0949
1:10K map: NY04NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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