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Record ID: NMS-0514C9
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete early-medieval or medieval lead spindle whorl. It is sub-cylindrical, and undecorated. 10th-14th century. Diameter 20.3mm, thickness 11.1mm. Diameter of perforation (top) 9.3mm, (bottom) 13.2mm. Weight 22.6g.
Created on: Monday 18th December 2023
Last updated: Thursday 25th January 2024
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Record ID: NMS-04B739
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete early-medieval or medieval lead spindle whorl. It is undecorated and appears to have been originally sub-conical, although the top has broken off. It is flattened on the base. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries. Diameter 22.7mm, thickness 21.2mm. Diameter of perforation (extant top) 7.1mm, (bottom) 6.5mm. Weight 36.5g  
Created on: Monday 18th December 2023
Last updated: Thursday 25th January 2024
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Record ID: NMS-C8C496
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon to post-medieval plano-convex lead spindle whorl in very battered and abraded condition with parts of the lower edge and the edge of the upper end of the hole missing. Weight 42.97g. Diameter c.30mm, thickness 12.5mm, hole diameter c.9 - 12mm. 11th - 16th century.
Created on: Friday 15th December 2023
Last updated: Friday 15th December 2023
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Record ID: NMS-6FEE23
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early-medieval to medieval undecorated lead spindle whorl. It is crudely made and irregular in shape. It is flat on the underside and convex on top. The central hole is broadly circular and does not vary much in diameter. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries. Diameter 26.5mm. Thickness: 6.2mm-3.1mm. Diameter of perforation 10.8mm. Weight: 22.9g.
Created on: Wednesday 29th November 2023
Last updated: Friday 12th January 2024
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Record ID: NMS-6FE096
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early-medieval to medieval undecorated lead spindle whorl. It is disc-like, flat on the underside and broadly convex on top. The central perforation is roughly circular and constant in diameter. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries. Diameter 23mm. Diameter of perforation 6.4mm. Thickness: 8mm. Weight: 13.8g
Created on: Wednesday 29th November 2023
Last updated: Friday 12th January 2024
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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-AEB1E1
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Late Saxon to post-medieval lead alloy truncated conical spindle whorl. The metal is brittle and small pieces have been lost from junctions of surfaces. Diameter 20.3 - 25.7mm. Thickness 15mm. Hole diameter 9 - 11mm. Weight 39.84g. 11th - 16th century.
Created on: Wednesday 20th September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 20th September 2023
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Record ID: NMS-C4443F
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon to post-medieval annular lead spindle whorl, weight 45.03g, diameter 25.8mm, thickness 12.2mm, hole diameter 10-12mm. 11th - 16th century.
Created on: Saturday 9th September 2023
Last updated: Saturday 9th September 2023
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Record ID: NMS-0ABF1A
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon to post-medieval plano-convex lead spindle whorl. Seven small rounded and irregularly spaced swellings or pellets are perhaps crude attempts at ornamentation. Diameter 20mm. Thickness 7mm. hole diameter 6.5 - 7.5mm. Weight 14.41g / 0.508 ounce Avoirdupois (closeness to ½ ounce is probably coincidental). 11th - 16th century.
Created on: Wednesday 7th June 2023
Last updated: Thursday 8th June 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-FD3886
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon to post-medieval lead truncated conical spindle whorl. Diameter and thickness 30 and 15.9mm. Hole diameter 10.5 - 11.5mm. Weight 79.96g. 11th - 16th century.
Created on: Monday 1st May 2023
Last updated: Monday 1st May 2023
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Record ID: NMS-BB2A36
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Five Late Saxon to post-medieval lead spindle whorls, 11th - 16th century: - annular, weight 56.88g , diameter 26.5mm, thickness 14.7mm, diameter of hole 10mm. - plano-convex, weight 58.62g , diameter 29.4mm, thickness 12.6mm, diameter of hole 12mm. - plano-convex, weight 24.56g , diameter 22.4mm, thickness 10.2mm, diameter of hole 8mm. - plano-convex, weight 27.74g , diameter 22mm, thickness 10.5mm, diameter of hole 6mm. - plano-convex, weight 25.88g , diameter 22mm, thickness 10.5mm, diameter of hole 5mm. Several other objects with off-centre holes are probably weights and…
Created on: Friday 28th April 2023
Last updated: Friday 28th April 2023
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Record ID: NMS-A9BDC0
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two Late Saxon to post-medieval lead sub-conical spindle whorls, 11th - 16th century: - in battered condition, weight 28.62g, diameter 21.5 - 23mm, height 13mm, hole diameter diameter 7mm. - weight 24.59g, diameter 21 - 22mm, height 12mm, hole diameter diameter 8mm.
Created on: Thursday 27th April 2023
Last updated: Thursday 27th April 2023
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Record ID: NMS-91D742
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon to post-medieval deep plano-convex lead spindle whorl with a flattened top. Weight 58.71g. Diameter 26 - 28mm, thickness 14mm, hole diameter 9 - 12mm. 11th - 16th century.
Created on: Wednesday 26th April 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 26th April 2023
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Record ID: NMS-7F988E
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early-medieval or medieval undecorated lead spindle whorl. It is a neat disc-shape: circular and flat, rectangular in cross-section. The perforation is circular, of uniform diameter and very slightly off-centre. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries. Diameter 22.5mm. Thickness: 6.4mm. Diameter of perforation: 6.8mm. Weight: 16.5g
Created on: Tuesday 25th April 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 25th April 2023
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Record ID: NMS-277C4E
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead spindle whorl, bi-convex with relief decoration on both faces. On one face the design is fairly regular, with eight radial ribs alternating with pellets. On the other there are two roughly concentric circles of not quite evenly spaced pellets, seven in the inner circle and ten in the outer.  Similar to examples from Meols (Egan, G. in Griffiths et al. 2007, no. 2188 and nos. 2197-2200) and one from an early 16th-cent. context at the Augustinian Friary, Leicester, complete with its wooden spindle (Mellor and Pierce 1981, 139-40, fig.51 no.71). It is pos…
Created on: Friday 21st April 2023
Last updated: Friday 21st April 2023
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Record ID: NMS-2758A1
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon to post-medieval plano-convex lead spindle whorl in rather abraded condition with the edge of the lower end of the hole damaged. Weight 16.49g. Diameter 23-24.2mm, thickness 5.5mm, hole diameter 7mm. 11th - 16th century.
Created on: Friday 21st April 2023
Last updated: Friday 21st April 2023
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Record ID: NMS-FD7F25
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon to post-medieval plano-convex lead spindle whorl in rather abraded condition with the upper end of the hole squashed. Diameter 25.7mm, thickness 11.3mm, hole diameter 10mm, weight 37.54g. 11th - 16th century.
Created on: Wednesday 19th April 2023
Last updated: Monday 8th May 2023
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Record ID: NMS-ECDAB1
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead spindle whorl, bi-convex with decoration in low relief on both faces. On one face the design is fairly regular, with eight radial ribs alternating with pellets. On the other eleven very poorly defined ribs are far less evenly spaced.  Similar to examples from Meols (Egan, G. in Griffiths et al. 2007, no. 2188 and nos. 2197-2200) and one from an early 16th-cent. context at the Augustinian Friary, Leicester, complete with its wooden spindle (Mellor and Pierce 1981, 139-40, fig.51 no.71). It is possible that the latter object was residual, but it is …
Created on: Tuesday 18th April 2023
Last updated: Monday 8th May 2023
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