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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: SWYOR-FAD567
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast lead spindle whorl probably dating from the Roman period, about AD 43 - 410. The whorl is of conical form, which does not fit clearly into Walton Rogers' typology, but is most similar to form A1. The object has a height of 16.1mm, a base diameter of 21.2mm, and weighs 32.5g. The central hole aperture has a consistent diameter of 4.5mm. The small size of the aperture, and the shape of the whorl, suggest a date in the Roman period. Alberti (2017) lists conical whorls as a shape known in the Roman period. See also Walton Rogers (2007, pp. 24-26).
Class: Walton Rogers form A1
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 16.1 mm
Weight: 32.5 g
Diameter: 21.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 27th February 2019 - Wednesday 27th February 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS Form Number 3367
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Bassetlaw (District)
Parish or ward: Lound (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK6886
Four figure Latitude: 53.36650313
Four figure longitude: -0.97954733
1:25K map: SK6886
1:10K map: SK68NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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