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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: SF-172DA5
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Roman to post-medieval lead spindle whorl. It has a flat base and convex upper surface. There are transverse scratches on the curved upper surface, although these do not appear to form letters or any distinct pattern. The metal survives in good condition.
Undecorated spindle whorls were in use from the Roman to post-medieval period. The small diameter of the hole may indicate a date towards the earlier of this chronology.
Diameter: 31.70mm, thickness: 6.37mm, weight: 38.63g
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 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 6.37 mm
Weight: 38.63 g
Diameter: 31.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st March 2019
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Mildenhall
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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