Record ID: SWYOR-F2A2A2
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Stone loom weight or spindle whorl. The whorl is shaped from a fine grained sandstone into a flat circular cylinder. There is a central perforation through the whorl which is slightly tapered being larger on one side than the other, a common feature on spindle whorls. The object weighs 21.4g and measures 30.9mm in diameter and 13.6mm in thickness.
Created on: Monday 8th May 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stocksbridge', grid reference and parish protected.