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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-E88A2C
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy, circular, plano-convex undecorated cast spindle whorl. The circular perforation narrows somewhat towards the top, either by design or wear, from 7mm diameter uppermost to 8.8mm at the base. Spindle whorls are very much utility devices providing a simple spinning-inertia function when manually turning fibres into yarn. Their use spans the Iron Age, Roman, Early-Medieval, Medieval and early Post-Medieval periods, but in metal are more typically Early Medieval to Post Medieval. The hand spindle on which they were used continued in use at least until the 16th century in Norfol…
Created on: Saturday 7th August 2021
Last updated: Saturday 7th August 2021
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Record ID: NMS-E67628
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy, circular, plano-convex undecorated cast spindle whorl. The central circular perforation tapers slightly, either by design or wear, from 9.2mm diameter uppermost to 10.1mm at the base. Spindle whorls are very much utility devices providing a simple spinning-inertia function when manually turning fibres into yarn. Their use spans the Iron Age, Roman, Early-Medieval, Medieval and early Post-Medieval periods, but in metal are more typically Early Medieval to Post Medieval. The hand spindle on which they were used continued in use at least until the 16th century in Norfolk (Mar…
Created on: Saturday 6th February 2021
Last updated: Friday 6th August 2021
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Record ID: NMS-39A1AC
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy probably Medieval annular studded weight or more likely spindle whorl. Circular, (26mm diameter) 2.9mm thick flat disc with a 6.5mm circular hole in the centre. On one side are seven, perpendicular 4mm high projecting studs, approximately evenly spaced around the annulus. Grey to creamy white patination. A similar whorl with slightly more sophisticated decoration can be seen at SOM-A4BC67 on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database. Circa AD1100-1500.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd December 2020
Last updated: Thursday 7th January 2021
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Record ID: NMS-FAA64F
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon to post-medieval deep plano-convex lead alloy spindle whorl. The metal is very brittle and parts of the surfaces have been lost. Diameter 30.5mm, thickness 15mm, hole diameter 13 - 12mm, weight 41.6g. 11th - 16th century. Finder's no. POD 10/42
Created on: Thursday 26th November 2020
Last updated: Thursday 26th November 2020
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Record ID: NMS-1481D2
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead or lead-alloy plano-convex decorated spindle whorl. The sides of the whorl are decorated with longitudinal grooves rising from the flat base to the shoulder. There is a parallel sided 8.5mm diameter axial hole running through the middle of the whorl. The underside of the base there is a characteristic groove in the centre of the annulus, probably as a result of shrinkage in casting. Spindle whorls without context are difficult to date, but those carrying decoration are more typically Medieval. Circa  AD1000-1500. 
Created on: Monday 10th August 2020
Last updated: Sunday 21st August 2022
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Record ID: NMS-ABD437
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy plano-convex (type A1) spindle whorl. Shallow 8mm thick cross-section with central concentric parallel-sided 10mm diameter circular hole. Circa AD500-1800.
Created on: Saturday 29th February 2020
Last updated: Saturday 29th February 2020
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Record ID: NMS-06320D
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl dating to the medieval period circa 1100-1500 AD. The whorl is comprised of a broadly D shaped body in section. The bottom and the top of the object are flat and the sides are oblique and steep. The perforation is sub-circular and somewhat amorphous in execution. The whorl exhibts no decorative elements and yields a powdery white and grey patina. Lead weights of this form were commonly used throughout the Medieval and Post-Medieval period and are therefore difficult to date accurately without secure archaeological contextual informati…
Created on: Tuesday 28th January 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 28th January 2020
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Record ID: NMS-F3F042
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon to post-medieval lead alloy truncated conical spindle whorl. Fragments of the brittle metal have been lost from the edges. Extant diameter and thickness 26.5 and 14mm. Hole diameter 11 - 13mm. Weight 27.18g. 11th - 16th century. Finder's no. AC232
Created on: Friday 18th November 2016
Last updated: Friday 18th November 2016
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Record ID: NMS-E88A39
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy Medieval to Post Medieval weight or spindle whorl. The object is cast as an oblate sphere with a raised equatorial seam where the two halves of the mould joined. One half is decorated with longitudinal moulded ridges around its curved surface, although corrosion disguises the full extent of this. Around the equator there are six equally spaced lozenge-shaped projections with their longest axis aligned longitudinally. There is a 9mm circular hole running from pole to pole through the object with no sign of differential wear. Similar examples can be seen on this database cf. …
Created on: Sunday 20th September 2015
Last updated: Sunday 20th September 2015
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Record ID: NMS-0F315D
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete medieval to post-medieval lead alloy sub-conical spindle whorl. The basal edge and the top are missing, the metal being quite brittle. Extant diameter and thickness 32 and 16mm. Extant weight 44.59g. 13th - 16th century.
Created on: Saturday 11th July 2015
Last updated: Saturday 11th July 2015
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Record ID: NMS-4C1E59
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, truncated biconical with seven ring-and-dots moulded in relief on both faces. Small fragments of the brittle metal have been lost from the edges. A common type, though the number of ring-and-dots vary, see for example LVPL-A9AD55. Diameter 23.4mm. Thickness 10.5mm. Hole diameter 15.5 - 16mm. Weight 15.77g. 15th - early 16th century.
Created on: Monday 20th April 2015
Last updated: Monday 20th April 2015
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Record ID: NMS-C927C4
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead or lead alloy plano-convex Medieval to Post Medieval spindle whorl weight, with parallel sided axial hole (9mm diameter). Without archaeological context or further diagnostic features plain weights are difficult to date to a narrow date range. Circa 1000-1600 AD. Diameter 20.8mm, thickness 10mm, Weight 21.05g.
Created on: Thursday 12th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 11th August 2015
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Record ID: NMS-54157A
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Late Saxon to post-medieval lead alloy annular spindle whorl with small parts of the edge missing, diameter 37.4 - 38.8mm, thickness 11mm, hole diameter 10mm, weight 67.34g, 11th - 16th century.
Created on: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 13th January 2015
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Record ID: NMS-38F614
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, plano-convex. Diameter 30mm. Height 13mm. Perforation diameter 9mm. Weighing 45.63g.
Created on: Thursday 28th June 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Runhall', grid reference and parish protected.