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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: DEV-F30690
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Published 
Class: Loomweight
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Returned to finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight: 148 g
Diameter: 70 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 30th December 2004
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: Mid Devon (District)
Parish or ward: Thorverton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SS9302
Four figure Latitude: 50.807641
Four figure longitude: -3.519965
1:25K map: SS9302
1:10K map: SS90SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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