Record ID: LVPL-BC761B
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl of medieval to post medieval date. The object is circular in plan and cylindrical. The spindle whorl has a central perforation with a central diameter of 7.5mm. The upper face has a raised outer rim which is curved inwards. The decoration steps downwards with the internal surface lower than the central and outer surface. Eight linear projections which taper in width to a roudned point have been folded inwards across the stepped levels to the central perforation. The outer edges and lower face of the spindle whorl are undecorated. It has a light white patina …
Created on: Tuesday 5th July 2016
Last updated: Thursday 7th July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Laneham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-0A3593
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead alloy weight, uncertain date. Truncated cone wtih central circular perforation which tapers towards the top (from 9.0mm to 7.0mm). Thick cream patina. Height 12.9mm, diameter 21.1mm, weight 21.88g.
Created on: Wednesday 16th March 2011
Last updated: Thursday 17th March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Normanton on Trent', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-0A31A8
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead alloy spindle whorl, uncertain date, Roman - post-Medieval. Bun-shaped with central circular non-tapering perforation (c.9.7mm), undecorated. Thick cream patina. Two areas of ancient damage. Diameter 28.4mm, thickness 12.0mm, weight 46.43g.
Created on: Wednesday 16th March 2011
Last updated: Thursday 17th March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Normanton on Trent', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-2246C5
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete undated probable spindle whorl. The whorl is cast lead and is a flat plain disc with a central perforation. Lead weights of this type, when found outside of an archaeological context, are notoriously difficult to date. It is rarely possibly to confidently assign a specific function to these simply made lead objects although those with a regular circular or spherical shape with a central perforation could certainly have functioned as spindle whorls. Similar examples, from controlled excavations, have reportedly been found in contexts dated from the Roman era through to the…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-193D18
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead alloy bi-conical spindle whorl, with central circular perforation which tapers slightly. One surface is decorated with a mixture of transverse lines with two dots between and diagonal lines with dots; the other surface is decorated with diagonal lines forming triangles containing 0, 1 or 2 dots. Thick cream patina; area of damage to part of the edge. Diameter 25.8mm, thickness 15.08mm, internal diameter of perforation 9.8-10.7mm, weight 26.51g.
Created on: Tuesday 15th August 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 17th August 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-0328C5
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead bi-conical spindle whorl with central perforation, one side decorated with diagonal lines the other side undecorated. The hole does not appear to taper. Probably medieval. Diameter 31.5mm, thickness 12.46mm, diameter of perforation 8.3mm, weight 50.23g.
Created on: Wednesday 14th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-62BB55
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead biconical spindle whorl. One surface decorated with radiating diagonal lines (much like the markings on quernstones), the other side has a more complicated design of lines based around a central four pointed star motif. The central hole does not taper, although it is slightly distorted at one surface. Light grey patina. Diameter 31.22mm, thickness 12.64mm, diameter of hole c.9.0mm, weight 52.90g.
Created on: Tuesday 25th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-6298C8
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead biconical spindle whorl. One surface apparently undecorated although with some scratch marks, the other side worn but decorated with zig-zag lines and pellets. The central hole does not taper. White patina. Diameter 25.94mm, thickness 10.55mm, diameter of hole c.9.5mm, weight 30.51g.
Created on: Tuesday 25th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-CC9035
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy bi-conical spindle whorl. Both faces are decorated with raised lines and dots. The central perforation does not taper. Diameter 32.5mm, thickness 16.12mm, diameter of perforation 10.5mm, weight 55.94g. sk7868451210
Created on: Thursday 18th November 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.