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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: NLM-ABC734
Object type certainty: Probably
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status: Awaiting validation 
Lead probable spindle whorl. Cast whorl with flat upper and lower faces, one larger than the other, facetted sides, and a central tapered moulded aperture of diameter 7.7-10.7mm; cf. Walton Rogers form A2. Patinated. The mass would permit this to have been used to spin a fine yarn. The spindle hole size might admit either a Middle Saxon or a Viking date. A comparable annular form is also known for medieval weights, but these are usually a little plainer. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 700-950.
Diameter: 17.3mm, Thickness: 9.4mm, Weight: 11.59gms
Class: cf. 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
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 700
Date to: Circa AD 950
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 9.4 mm
Weight: 11.59 g
Diameter: 17.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM42384
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 Binbrook
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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