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Record ID: NMS-7A71E0
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early-medieval or medieval undecorated lead spindle whorl. It is somewhere between oval and triangular, reasonably flat on the base and irregular (bumpy) on top. It expands slightly convexly in width and thickness from the top to the base. The perforation is near-circular and near-central and it expands slightly in diameter from top to bottom. The opening on the top is now a little distorted. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries. Length: 32.6mm. Width: 27.9mm. Thickness: 13.5mm. Weight: 67.1g
Created on: Tuesday 24th October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 24th October 2023
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Record ID: NMS-24F820
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early-medieval or medieval undecorated lead spindle whorl. It is sub-conical: sub-circular and tapering slightly convexly in diameter from the flat base to the opening of the perforation on top, which is not level but oblique to the base. The perforation is circular or very slightly oval and of constant diameter. It opens approximately centrally at the base. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries. Diameter (base) 19.5-21.2mm. (top) 9.9-10.3mm. Thickness: 15.5mm. Diameter of perforation: 6.6mm. Weight: 28.3g.
Created on: Friday 20th October 2023
Last updated: Friday 20th October 2023
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Record ID: NMS-354D52
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early-medieval or medieval undecorated lead spindle whorl. It is a disc-like shape: very nearly circular, both faces flat and of equal size with a convex edge. The perforation is central, sub-circular and slightly larger on one face a than the other. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries. Diameter 28.7mm. Thickness: 12.2mm. Diameter of perforation: 8.2 - 10.1mm. Weight: 56.1g
Created on: Tuesday 16th May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 16th May 2023
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Record ID: NMS-D6190E
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early-medieval or medieval lead spindle whorl. It is very nearly circular, flat on the underside and minimally convex on top. The edge is also minimally convex in profile and runs broadly at right angles to the faces. The central perforation is narrower at the top than the bottom. It is roughly circular internally but now quite deformed at the openings. The upper face is decorated with a five or six petalled flower motif in very low relief, centred on the perforation. It is very worn and now barely visible. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries. …
Created on: Wednesday 5th April 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 27th June 2023
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Record ID: NMS-D5DF2C
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early-medieval or medieval lead spindle whorl. It is very nearly circular but flattened over a short distance on one side. It is broadly flat on the underside and around the central perforation on the upper face. Beyond this the upper face curves convexly and radially into the sides. The perforation is circular or very nearly so, and of more of less constant diameter. The upper face is decorated with an indistinct, sub-lozenge shape in relief, centred on the perforation. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries. Diameter 29.2mm. Thickness: 9.1mm. Di…
Created on: Wednesday 5th April 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 27th June 2023
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Record ID: NMS-B329A7
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early-medieval or medieval lead spindle whorl. Crude, conical, larger at the base than at the top, now squashed and distorted. Off-centre vertical perforation. Diameter at base c.26mm. Height 20mm. Diameter of perforation at top 5mm, at base 6-7mm. Weight 58.90g. 10th - 14th century.
Created on: Thursday 16th December 2021
Last updated: Thursday 16th December 2021
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Record ID: LVPL-C84EFA
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead / lead alloy spindle whorl probably dating to the early medieval to medieval period (c.AD 600-1500). The object is biconical in shape with steeped edges and a large central perforation measuring 11.2mm in diameter. Both faces are decorated with linear designs, and these appear to be runic script. Although, this may a pseudo-runic characters and may imitate a script rather than be genuine runes. The object has a grey patina. Dimensions: Diameter 30.55mm; thickness11.44mm; weight 35.88g Decorated lead-alloy spindle whorls or weights can be difficult to dat…
Created on: Thursday 23rd September 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 28th September 2021
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Record ID: NMS-02E691
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early-medieval or medieval lead spindle whorl. It is shaped like a truncated cone: the point necessarily truncated by the central perforation, and the broad end oval rather than circular. The circumferential edge is generally straight but on one side is marginally convex. The perforation is sub-circular with straight sides, with an opening that is slightly larger at the broad end. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries. Length and width (broad end): 21.1 x.19.5mm Diameter at top: 11.4.mm. Height: 10.9mm. Diameter of perforation (at top): 7.1…
Created on: Thursday 15th July 2021
Last updated: Thursday 15th July 2021
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Record ID: NMS-C83212
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early-medieval or medieval lead spindle whorl. It is circular with tapering convex edges, larger at the base than at the top. The central perforation is sub-circular with straight, nearly vertical sides; the hole is slightly larger at the base. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries. Diameter (at base): 23.0mm, (at top): 17.5mm. Height: 12.1mm. Diameter of perforation (at top): 9.7mm, (at base): 10.7mm. Weight: 27.1g
Created on: Thursday 24th September 2020
Last updated: Friday 25th September 2020
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Record ID: NMS-C78CF8
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early-medieval or medieval lead spindle whorl. It is circular with straight sloping edges. Viewed from the side it is trapezoidal. The central perforation is sub-circular and has straight, vertical sides.  There is a slightly thickened ridge (3mm high) running around the external sides at the base (the broader end) and this has been partly lost to abrasion on one side. On the underside is a rough sub-circular groove, concentric with the perforation. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries. Diameter (at base): 22.8mm, (at top): 18.0mm. Height: …
Created on: Thursday 24th September 2020
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2022
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Record ID: NMS-A73D9F
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early-medieval or medieval lead spindle whorl. It is plano-convex and sub oval, slightly flattened on one side. The perforation is slightly off-centre and is also sub-oval. The sides of the perforation are straight but slightly oblique on one side. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries. Length: 22.1mm. Width: 19.2mm. Thickness: 7.5mm. Diameters of perforation (at top): 7.2 x 5.9mm, (at bottom): 8.3 x 6.1mm. Weight: 17g.
Created on: Monday 17th August 2020
Last updated: Monday 17th August 2020
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Record ID: NMS-07D087
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete early-medieval or post-medieval circular and plano-convex lead spindle-whorl. Just under half of the object is missing to a flat and straight but old break which truncates the central perforation only marginally at the top, where it is near-circular, and more significantly at the bottom, where it is a long oval. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries. Diameter: 21.4mm. Thickness: 10.6mm. Diameter of perforation at top: 3.2mm. Dimensions of perforation at bottom: (2.1 x >4.5mm). Weight: 18g
Created on: Monday 22nd June 2020
Last updated: Monday 22nd June 2020
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Record ID: NMS-0E4053
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probable Late Saxon or medieval lead spindle whorl. It’s a thick disc with two flat faces and a convex edge. The central perforation is circular with straight parallel sides. Both faces are decorated with an incised circular line, concentric with the perforation. Bordering this on the outside, in a shallow depression and in low relief, is another circular line surrounded a ring of small pellets. The pellets are contiguous with (touching) each other and the circle. The outside edge of the ring of pellets is not clearly defined and in some areas not visible at all, due to wear…
Created on: Friday 29th May 2020
Last updated: Sunday 21st August 2022
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Record ID: NMS-E57471
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probable late early-medieval or medieval lead spindle-whorl. It is flat and circular with a central circular perforation. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries. Diameter: 18.8mm. Diameter of perforation: 4.3mm. Thickness: 3.9mm. Weight: 7g
Created on: Wednesday 27th May 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 27th May 2020
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Record ID: NMS-C17265
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probable early-medieval or medieval lead spindle-whorl. It is circular, of slightly larger diameter on the bottom (19.3mm) than on than the top (16.7mm). The top and bottom are flat and the sides are convex and tapering. The perforation is circular, also larger at the bottom (11.6mm) than the top (9.6mm). It is 8.3mm thick and weighs 13g. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries.
Created on: Friday 1st May 2020
Last updated: Monday 4th May 2020
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Record ID: NMS-540DC2
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Early Medieval lead spindle whorl dating to the period circa AD 500-1000. The object is plano-convex and undecorated. The diameter of the circular perforation is 6.5mm. The object is flat on one side. Walton-Rogers (2009) dates spindle whorls with a D-shaped cross-section to AD 500-1000. Walton Rogers, P. 2009, 'Textile production' in D H Evans and C Loveluck, Life and Economy at Early Medieval Flixborough c.AD 600-1000: The Artefact Evidence (Excavations at Flixborough 2).Oxbow: Oxford, pp.281-316. Diameter: 24.7mm; thickness: 7mm; weight: 21.6g.
Created on: Thursday 13th February 2020
Last updated: Thursday 13th February 2020
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Record ID: NMS-78699E
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Decorated spindle-whorl made from chalk, probably of middle or late early-medieval date. The base is approximately circular and 31mm in diameter; it is decorated with a crudely made groove around the central perforation. The angle between base and sides is rounded, and the steeply sloping sides are also slightly convex. They are decorated with a series of irregular grooves, mainly roughly vertical but also some more oblique and some slightly curved. These grooves do not quite reach the base. Where the top survives, they do not seem to reach this either, but most of the top is now miss…
Created on: Wednesday 4th December 2019
Last updated: Thursday 9th January 2020
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Record ID: NMS-3E0685
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon fine-grained stone spindle-whorl, pale grey with ferrous staining, globular with flattened poles, probably lathe-turned. A small flake was lost in antiquity from the side. Cf. examples from Thetford (Dallas 1993, 121, fig. 132, nos. 4 and 5). Diameter 30.7mm, thickness or height 21.8mm, hole diameter 11mm decreasing slightly to the centre, weight 25.5g, mid 9th - 11th century.
Created on: Friday 15th June 2018
Last updated: Friday 15th June 2018
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Record ID: NMS-649EA5
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two Late Saxon to post-medieval lead plano-convex spindle whorls, 11th - 16th century: - diameter 21.5mm, thickness 8.1mm, hole diameter 9 - 8mm, weight 18.59g. - diameter 26.6mm, thickness 10.5mm, hole diameter 10 - 8mm, weight 38.87g.
Created on: Wednesday 13th July 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 13th July 2016
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Record ID: NMS-0F0425
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon to post-medieval deep plano-convex lead spindle whorl. Diameter 20mm. Height 12mm. Hole diameter 6 - 8mm. Weight 25.33g. 11th - 16th century.
Created on: Wednesday 30th April 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 30th April 2014
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