Record ID: DOR-222171
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone spindle whorl. A circular pebble of fine grained limestone. It has a central circular perforation (10.46 mm in diameter) made using a hollow drill. the edges of the object are rounded producing and oval cross section Date: Probably Iron Age (Peter Bellamy, pers. comm) Dimensions: 38.90 mm x 37.81 mm x 15.51 mm Weight: 32.88 g
Created on: Thursday 17th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DOR-98A596
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A broken and incomplete stone spindle whorl. A carved sub-circular, bi-conical piece of fine grained sedimentary rock. One face is slightly more domed than the other. There is an off-centre drilled hole for attachment to a spindle. The hole has been drilled out from both sides, producing an hour-glass profile. Date: possibly Iron age to medieval Dimensions: 70.71 mm x 59.60 mm x 23.11 mm. Hole diameter - 10.51 mm Weight: 136.3 g
Created on: Tuesday 13th May 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SOMDOR1714
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Unevenly fired clay with areas of reduction and oxidisation . Tempered with flint and crushed limestone pieces . The spindle whorl is a slightly tapering cylinder with convex sides. There is a circular hole running longitudinally. This is placed centrally at the narrower top and off centre at the wider base. At the top there is a ridge around the edge. The base is flat. There are three girth bands sub-circular depressions running around the outer surface.
Created on: Wednesday 29th January 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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