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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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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-6087A6
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon to post-medieval lead spindle whorl, crudely bun-shaped with a sloping top. Weight 59.99g. Diameter 26.5 – 29.5mm. Thickness 14.6mm. Hole diameter 9.5 – 11mm. 11th – 16th century.
Created on: Monday 6th March 2023
Last updated: Monday 6th March 2023
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Record ID: NMS-79B37E
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Discoidal lead spindle whorl with a six-pointed star in counter-relief on one face. This motif commonly occurs on spindle whorls, e.g. WMID-D75158 and SWYOR-FE92CF. Weight 40.02g. Diameter 32mm. Thickness 6.3mm. Hole diameter 10mm. 13th - mid 16th century.
Created on: Thursday 23rd February 2023
Last updated: Thursday 23rd February 2023
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Record ID: NMS-3C9666
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Crudely made early-medieval or medieval lead spindle whorl. Roughly sub-circular, irregular in profile and reasonably flat on the base, with a rough oval to sub-circular perforation in the middle. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries. Diameter: 23.8mm. Thickness: 8.5mm. Diameter of perforation: approximately 5mm. Weight: 19.4g
Created on: Monday 20th February 2023
Last updated: Monday 20th February 2023
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Record ID: NMS-67C7FE
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. Diameter 27.5mm, thickness 7mm, hole diameter 9mm, weight 27.75g. 11th - 16th century. 
Created on: Friday 10th February 2023
Last updated: Thursday 16th February 2023
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Record ID: NMS-260021
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early-medieval or medieval lead spindle whorl. It is sub-circular, broadly flat on both faces with broadly straight parallel sides. The upper face is decorated with a five-petalled flower motif in relief, centred on the central hole. The petals are convex at their tips and there is small sub-triangular counter-relief space between each one. The hole is is very nearly circular and of uniform diameter. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries. Diameter 29.3mm. Thickness: 11.2mm. Diameter of perforation: 9.3mm. Weight: 57.2g
Created on: Tuesday 7th February 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 5th April 2023
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Record ID: NMS-24A1E7
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman lathe-turned bone spindle whorl, plano-convex with three concentric grooves on the upper, convex face and one groove along with a rib surrounding the central hole on the base. There is very slight ancient surface damage in two places and a tiny modern chip in one. Diameter 34mm. thickness 16.6mm, hole diameter 9 - 10mm, weight 15.98g. Mid 1st - 4th century.
Created on: Tuesday 7th February 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 7th February 2023
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Record ID: NMS-24343B
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early-medieval or medieval lead spindle whorl. It is sub-circular, flat underneath and gently and radially but irregularly sloping on top: convexly on one side and approximating straight elsewhere. The edge between the two faces is narrow. The perforation is close to circular and of uniform diameter. There is no obvious evidence of decoration. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries. Diameter 31.9mm. Thickness: 9.3mm. Diameter of perforation: 9.3mm. Weight: 45.8g
Created on: Tuesday 7th February 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 7th February 2023
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Record ID: NMS-7DD71B
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead spindle whorl, 31-32mm in diameter and 11-12mm tall. It has a flat underside, with a slight concentric groove, and a smoothly domed top which is decorated with five evenly spaced curving radial ribs or ridges, each c. 2-3mm wide. The central perforation is almost cylindrical, flaring a little from c. 9.5mm at the top to c. 10mm wide at the bottom. It weighs 57.2g.  Excavated parallels with good dates are few, but seem to centre on the late medieval period, perhaps 14th or 15th century.
Created on: Monday 30th January 2023
Last updated: Monday 17th April 2023
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Record ID: NMS-D84B2E
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon to post-medieval plano-convex lead spindle whorl. Diameter 24.5mm, thickness 10mm, hole diameter 9 - 10mm, weight 29.63g. 11th - 16th century. 
Created on: Sunday 22nd January 2023
Last updated: Sunday 22nd January 2023
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Record ID: NMS-59212A
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Crudely made early-medieval or medieval lead spindle whorl. It is sub-circular with convex tapering sides, a larger flat base and a reasonably flat top which is not parallel with the base. The perforation is sub-circular and of broadly uniform diameter. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries. Diameter (base) 20.7mm, (top) 13.5mm. Thickness: 9.6mm. Diameter of perforation: 7.5mm. Weight: 19.6g  
Created on: Wednesday 4th January 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 4th January 2023
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Record ID: NMS-58FE0C
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early-medieval or medieval lead spindle whorl. It is sub-conical: sub-circular with straight tapering sides, a larger flat base and a reasonably flat top which is not quite parallel with the base. The circular perforation is very slightly larger at the base than the top. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries. Diameter (base) 18.9mm, (top) 12.2mm. Thickness: 12.3mm. Diameter of perforation (top): 5.5mm, (base): 6.3mm. Weight: 21.6g
Created on: Wednesday 4th January 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 4th January 2023
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Record ID: NMS-B49C2D
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early-medieval or medieval lead spindle whorl. It it circular, flat on the bottom, marginally concave on top and marginally tapering in diameter from bottom to top. The central circular perforation also tapers in diameter from bottom to top. It is undecorated and patinated pale brown. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries. Diameter (bottom): 24.4mm, (top): 21.8mm. Thickness: 14.0mm. Diameter of perforation (bottom): 11.5mm, (top): 10.2mm. Weight 47.4g   
Created on: Monday 21st November 2022
Last updated: Monday 21st November 2022
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Record ID: NMS-7648C3
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early-medieval or medieval lead spindle whorl. It is near-circular, plano-convex and undecorated, with a fairly central perforation that is circular and of uniform diameter. It is patinated dark grey. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries. Diameter: 25.0mm. Thickness: 8.6mm. Diameter of perforation: 6.6mm. Weight: 26.5g  
Created on: Friday 18th November 2022
Last updated: Friday 18th November 2022
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Record ID: NMS-263CC2
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early-medieval or medieval lead spindle whorl. Crude, conical, larger at the base than at the top. Off-centre vertical perforation. Diameter at base c. 25-26mm. Height 13mm. Diameter of perforation at top c. 7-8mm, at base 10-11mm. Weight 33.76g. 10th - 14th century.
Created on: Monday 14th November 2022
Last updated: Monday 14th November 2022
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Record ID: NMS-AA746A
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval or post-medieval lead spindle whorl. It is discoidal and bi-convex, with a circular central perforation that tapers marginally in diameter from one face to the other. It is decorated on both faces with multiple raised circular pellets, arranged randomly within and around a star motif composed of obliquely radiating and curved ridges. There appear to be five star-rays on each face, although not all of the ridges are clearly visible. Most rays are composed of two ridges which meet at a point at the outer edge. They vary in considerably in size shape and distribution. There is al…
Created on: Thursday 27th October 2022
Last updated: Friday 16th December 2022
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Record ID: NMS-CEECFC
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy, sub-circular (25.0mm diameter) undecorated spindle whorl. Plano-conical cross-section with an 11mm (at base) to 8.5mm tapering central perforation. The underside has a concentric shrinkage concavity which is a common feature of the casting process for many of these whorls. 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. The hand spindle on …
Created on: Friday 5th August 2022
Last updated: Sunday 17th December 2023
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Record ID: NMS-828489
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy, circular (24.0mm diameter) undecorated spindle whorl. Plano-convex cross-section with a central 9.5mm circular parallel-sided perforation. The underside has a concentric shrinkage concavity which is a common feature of the casting process for many of these whorls. 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. The hand spindle on which they were used con…
Created on: Monday 1st August 2022
Last updated: Friday 5th August 2022
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Record ID: NMS-FBD837
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early-medieval or medieval lead spindle whorl. It is circular with minimally tapering sides, flat on one face and slightly rounded, slightly oblique on the other (it is a little taller on one side). The perforation is is more or less central and circular and of constant diameter. It has dark grey patina all over. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries. Diameter: 20.8mm. Diameter of perforation: 8.2mm. Thickness 10.1mm. Weight: 27.2g  
Created on: Tuesday 26th July 2022
Last updated: Friday 12th August 2022
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Record ID: NMS-9BF6C2
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon to post-medieval lead sub-conical spindle whorl. Diameter 22mm. Thickness 14.6mm. Hole diameter 9mm. Weight 42.3g. 11th - 16th century. Finder's number PS2/1
Created on: Wednesday 15th June 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 15th June 2022
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Record ID: NMS-8ACB0A
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon to post-medieval plano-convex lead spindle whorl. Diameter 16.3 - 17.3mm, thickness 11.7mm, hole diameter 10 - 12mm, weight 47.4g. 11th - 16th century. Finder's number FCH7-17
Created on: Tuesday 14th June 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 14th June 2022
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Record ID: NMS-DF045B
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early-medieval or medieval lead spindle whorl. It is circular and plano-convex: flat on the underside and domed on top. The central hole is more or less circular and marginally larger on the bottom than on the top. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries. External diameter: 17.4mm. Internal diameter (top): 5.6mm, (bottom): 5.9mm. Thickness: 6.3mm. Weight: 10.1g
Created on: Monday 6th June 2022
Last updated: Monday 6th June 2022
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Record ID: NMS-B2E3FB
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon to post-medieval "concavo-convex" lead spindle whorl. Diameter 26.3 - 28mm, thickness 9mm, hole diameter 10 - 11mm, weight 40.3g. 11th - 16th century. Finder's number AF4/9
Created on: Saturday 4th June 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 8th June 2022
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Record ID: NMS-3A0D4D
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon to post-medieval conical lead spindle whorl. Diameter 19.5 - 21mm, thickness 8.5mm, hole diameter 7.5mm, weight 20.39g. 11th - 16th century.
Created on: Tuesday 17th May 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 17th May 2022
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Record ID: NMS-39F85B
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon to post-medieval deep plano-convex lead spindle whorl. Diameter 23 - 24mm, thickness 12.5mm, hole diameter 9 - 9.5mm, weight 33.08g. 11th - 16th century.
Created on: Tuesday 17th May 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 17th May 2022
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Record ID: NMS-BC9782
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early-medieval or medieval lead spindle whorl. It is broadly circular, with a perimeter edge that varies between vertical and oblique, flat on one face and roughly flat on the opposite face, except for four low protruding irregularly-shaped lumps spaced out around the outside. They could be said to be at roughly three, six, nine and eleven o'clock. The perforation in the centre is circular, neat and of uniform diameter throughout, but perhaps very slightly oblique. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries. External diameter: 24.3mm. Internal d…
Created on: Friday 29th April 2022
Last updated: Monday 27th June 2022
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Record ID: NMS-152A9F
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon to post-medieval deep plano-convex lead spindle whorl. Diameter 24.1 - 25.2mm, thickness 13mm, hole diameter 9 - 11mm, weight 47.8g. 11th - 16th century.
Created on: Thursday 21st April 2022
Last updated: Thursday 21st April 2022
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Record ID: NMS-56A419
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy, circular (30mm diameter) spindle whorl. Bi-conical with slightly concave sloping faces. The periphery is squared with remnants of radial line decoration cast in relief on one of the sloping sides. Central 11mm circular perforation tapering to 10mm at the non decorated side. 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. The hand spindle on which they were used continued in use at least until the 16…
Created on: Thursday 31st March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 31st March 2022
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Record ID: NMS-4CDE5F
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy, circular (29.6mm diameter) undecorated spindle whorl. Plano-convex with a slightly offset central 12mm circular perforation tapering to 9.5mm at the top. The underside has a concentric shrinkage concavity which is a common feature of the casting process for many of these whorls. 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. The hand spindle on&…
Created on: Wednesday 30th March 2022
Last updated: Saturday 18th November 2023
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Record ID: NMS-C67857
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early-medieval or medieval lead spindle whorl. Plano-convex with irregular off-centre perforation. Diameter 17mm. Height 10mm. Diameter of perforation at top 8mm, at base 10mm. Weight 16.49g. 10th - 14th century.
Created on: Friday 17th December 2021
Last updated: Friday 17th December 2021
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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: NMS-B308F1
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early-medieval or medieval lead spindle whorl. It is sub-conical, the sides with vertical facets, off-centre vertical perforation. Diameter at base 25mm, at top c.14mm. Height 14mm. Diameter of perforation at top 7mm, at base 8mm. Weight 40.65g. 10th - 14th century.
Created on: Thursday 16th December 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 15th June 2022
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Record ID: NMS-F7DAE3
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Crudely-cast early-medieval or medieval lead spindle whorl. It shaped like a truncated cone: circular with tapering sides all the way around and a broadly flat surface on each of its two faces. Viewed from the side it is not particularly symmetrical, being a little steeper on one side than the other. The perforation is more or less central and circular, and it expands in diameter from the smaller end to the larger end. There are no decorative marks. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries. Diameter (larger end): 18.2mm, (smaller end): 14…
Created on: Thursday 25th November 2021
Last updated: Thursday 25th November 2021
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Record ID: NMS-E41228
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small and crudely-cast early-medieval or medieval lead spindle whorl. It is a circular disc which tapers in thickness from one side to the other (when viewed edge-on from one of two sides, it’s wedge-shaped). Its two faces are flat. The perforation is central and circular, with parallel sides. There are no decorative marks. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries. Diameter: 18.6mm. Diameter of perforation: 6.8mm. Thickness (thick side): 6.3mm, (thin side): 4.0mm. Weight: 11.7g
Created on: Wednesday 24th November 2021
Last updated: Friday 26th November 2021
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Record ID: NMS-E3D2CC
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small and crudely-cast early-medieval or medieval lead spindle whorl. It is circular with a tapering edge all the way around and a broadly flat surface on each of its two faces (like a truncated cone). The part of the edge nearest the larger face is thickened all the way around. The perforation is central, circular, with more or less parallel sides. There are no decorative marks. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries. Diameter (large end): 18.8mm, (small end): 12.2mm. Diameter of perforation: 7.3mm. Thickness 14.7mm. Weight: 21.4g
Created on: Wednesday 24th November 2021
Last updated: Friday 26th November 2021
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Record ID: NMS-CD87CA
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Very small undecorated early-medieval or medieval lead spindle whorl. It is a crudely cast, slightly irregular oval hoop, very broadly rectangular in cross-section, and of very slightly larger diameter on one face than the other. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries. External diameter 13.9mm. Internal diameter: 9.2mm. Thickness: 5.3mm. Weight: 2.9g
Created on: Tuesday 23rd November 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd November 2021
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Record ID: NMS-CC3C57
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early-medieval or medieval lead spindle whorl. It is a circular hoop, with bi-convex external edge (a central circumferential arris divides the edge into two convex facets). The perforation is central and circular. The internal edge has parallel sides (like a cylinder). There are no decorative marks. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries. External diameter 18.8mm. Internal diameter: 9.8mm. Thickness: 7.7mm. Weight: 10.4g
Created on: Tuesday 23rd November 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd November 2021
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Record ID: NMS-CBFCB5
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small early-medieval or medieval lead spindle whorl. It is oval, with a tapering edge all the way around and a broadly flat surface on the each of its two faces (somewhat like a truncated cone). The perforation is central, very nearly circular, with more or less parallel sides. The opening is slightly distorted on the smaller face but very close to circular on the larger face. There are no decorative marks. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries. Length (long-axis diameter): 20.9mm. Width (short-axis diameter): 17.8mm. Diameter of perfor…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd November 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd November 2021
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Record ID: NMS-CBB3E7
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early-medieval or medieval lead spindle whorl. It is sub-circular, nearly flat on the top and bottom (like a thick disc), with a slightly convex edge all the way around. It is very slightly thicker on one side. The perforation is very nearly circular, of relatively large diameter, with more or less parallel sides. The opening is slightly distorted on one face but very close to circular on the other. There are no decorative marks. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries. External diameter: 26.1mm. Diameter of perforation: 13.7mm. Thick…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd November 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd November 2021
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Record ID: NMS-B94E26
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early-medieval or medieval lead spindle whorl. It is sub-circular with tapering edges, larger at the base than at the top. The top surface is generally flat, the base is slightly concave. The perforation is off-centre, also sub-circular for most of its length, and expands slightly in diameter from top to base. The opening at the top is a little deformed, at the base it is close to circular. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries. Diameter (at base): 24.1mm, (at top): 17.2mm. Height: 12.2mm. Diameter of perforation (at top): 8.8.mm, (at …
Created on: Monday 22nd November 2021
Last updated: Monday 22nd November 2021
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Record ID: NMS-F0A414
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy, circular, plano-convex undecorated cast object, possibly a spindle whorl or weight. The hole at the upper (convex side) of the object is most unusual for a whorl as it is rectangular (3mm x 5.3mm slot). The basal hole is circular and 7.7mm diameter; the spindle stick shaft would have been circular or sub-circular in cross-section and thus the whorl would not have engaged properly over it. It could be a discarded miscast reject that was never used for its intended purpose, or it could have been repurposed or originally intended as a weight for trade or hunting. Weight is 28…
Created on: Thursday 7th October 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 14th December 2021
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Record ID: NMS-85C932
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon to post-medieval plano-convex lead spindle whorl. Diameter 28.5 - 29.5mm, thickness 10.5mm, hole diameter 9 - 10mm, weight 47.4g. 11th - 16th century. Finder's number LF1/14
Created on: Saturday 2nd October 2021
Last updated: Saturday 2nd October 2021
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Record ID: NMS-735430
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon to post-medieval deep plano-convex lead spindle whorl. Diameter 27.4 - 28mm, thickness 13.3mm, hole diameter 9 - 11mm, weight 62.8g. 11th - 16th century. Finder's number LF1/5
Created on: Friday 1st October 2021
Last updated: Friday 1st October 2021
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Record ID: NMS-732BE6
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon to post-medieval annular lead spindle whorl. Diameter 26mm, thickness 6mm, hole diameter 10mm, weight 24.50g. 11th - 16th century. Finder's number LF1/3
Created on: Friday 1st October 2021
Last updated: Friday 1st October 2021
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Record ID: NMS-2EEA3C
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy, circular, plano-convex decorated cast spindle whorl. The off-centre circular perforation is slightly damaged at the apex but it is largely parallel-sided through to the base. The upper surface of this whorl have been crudely decorated with linear scratches or knife cuts forming an angular random geometric design. 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 they are more typically Ea…
Created on: Tuesday 28th September 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 14th December 2021
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Record ID: NMS-7D5783
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy, circular (29mm diameter) undecorated spindle whorl. The cross-section is sub-rectangular with a near parallel sided central 12mm circular perforation. One face has a concentric shrinkage concavity which is a common feature of the casting process for many of these whorls. 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. The hand spindle on which they were used continued in use at least until the 16th …
Created on: Thursday 26th August 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 14th December 2021
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Record ID: NMS-94ACA3
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval circular lead spindle whorl with straight-sided central hole, diameter 9 mm. Decorated with six projecting lozengiform bosses separated by groups of vertical ribs. The circumference is followed by a pronounced casting seam. Diameter 23.3mm. Height 14.8mm. Weighing 33.23g, 1.172 ounces avoirdupois. There are many examples on this database, all closely similar in their bosses, ribs and casting seam. Most sport four bosses but some five and others six. 14th - early 16th century.
Created on: Sunday 15th August 2021
Last updated: Sunday 15th August 2021
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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-D0533E
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy, circular, plano-convex undecorated cast spindle whorl. The slightly off-centre circular perforation narrows somewhat towards the base, either by design or wear, from 10.3mm diameter uppermost to 8.9mm 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 th…
Created on: Friday 6th August 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 14th December 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-767D0E
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval biconical lead spindle whorl, decorated in relief with radial ribs on both faces. The central perforation has irregular concave sides and irregularly-shaped openings: a smaller one at the top and a larger one underneath. The lower face bears eight approximately equally-spaced radial ribs. The upper face retains only two clearly visible ribs and three others which are faint. The rest have very likely worn away. There is no trace of pellets or any other decorative forms between the ribs on either face. 15th to early 16th century. Diameter: 30.5mm. Thickness: 14.0mm. Long d…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd June 2021
Last updated: Monday 28th June 2021
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Record ID: NMS-4E6C1E
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small Late Saxon to post-medieval plano-convex lead spindle whorl. Diameter 20mm, thickness 8mm, hole diameter 9mm, weight 16.94g. 11th - 16th century. Finder's number POD 14/1
Created on: Friday 19th March 2021
Last updated: Monday 29th March 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-2CD0CB
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead circular (30mm diameter) undecorated spindle whorl. The cross-section is sub-rectangular with a near parallel sided central circular perforation distorted slightly on its underside. 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. The hand spindle on which they were used continued in use at least until the 16th century in Norfolk (Margeson 1993, 184), alongside the spinning wheel, but as domestic hand-held …
Created on: Thursday 28th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 14th December 2021
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Record ID: NMS-AB4886
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead plano-convex undecorated spindle whorl. The cross-section is uneven thinning down to one side in a wedge shape (12mm to 9mm). The central circular perforation tapers slightly, either by design or wear, from 9.2mm diameter uppermost to 10.5mm at the base. As is commonly the case there is a slight shrinkage concavity from the casting process evident on the underside, that runs around the annulus close to the central hole. 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, Ro…
Created on: Friday 22nd January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 14th December 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-3E1D0D
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon to post-medieval annular lead spindle whorl, one face partly flattened. Diameter 20mm, thickness 10mm, hole diameter 10 - 9mm, weight 18.25g. 11th - 16th century. Finder's no. POD 11/43
Created on: Sunday 29th November 2020
Last updated: Sunday 29th November 2020
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Record ID: NMS-283D8C
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Extremely small Late Saxon to post-medieval plano-convex lead spindle whorl. Diameter 18mm, thickness 5.5mm, hole diameter 6mm, weight 8.45g. 11th - 16th century. Finder's no. POD 11/30
Created on: Saturday 28th November 2020
Last updated: Saturday 28th November 2020
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Record ID: NMS-100E7B
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Crudely cast early-medieval or medieval lead spindle whorl. It is oval with edges that taper from base to top, flat on the base and broadly flat on the top. The central perforation is an irregular shape at the top; a part of its edge shows that it was once circular or sub-circular but the rest has since been deformed. The opening at the base is larger than at the top and sub-oval. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries. Length: 25.3mm. Width: 21.6mm. Height: 8.4mm. Widest span of perforation (at top): 9.2mm, (at base,): 10.7mm. Weight: 11.6g
Created on: Friday 27th November 2020
Last updated: Friday 27th November 2020
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Record ID: NMS-FD8D0B
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon to post-medieval plano-convex lead spindle whorl. Diameter 27mm, thickness 11.5mm, hole diameter 11 - 9mm, weight 47.05g. 11th - 16th century. Finder's no. POD 10/58
Created on: Thursday 26th November 2020
Last updated: Thursday 26th November 2020
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Record ID: NMS-FC6B78
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon to post-medieval lead spindle whorl, cylindrical with convex sides. Diameter 23mm. Thickness 12.3mm. Hole diameter 10.5- 8mm. Weight 36.48g. 11th - 16th century Finder's no. POD 10/49
Created on: Thursday 26th November 2020
Last updated: Thursday 26th November 2020
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Record ID: NMS-FAE071
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon to post-medieval deep plano-convex lead spindle whorl. The base is unevenly concave within an even and flat edge. Diameter 27.5mm, thickness 15mm, hole diameter 9mm, weight 46.8g. 11th - 16th century. Finder's no. POD 10/43
Created on: Thursday 26th November 2020
Last updated: Thursday 26th November 2020
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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-E7C8E1
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon to post-medieval deep plano-convex lead spindle whorl. Diameter 27.5mm, thickness 14.5mm, hole diameter 11 - 6mm, weight 61.17g. 11th - 16th century. Finder's no. POD 10/16
Created on: Wednesday 25th November 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 25th November 2020
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Record ID: NMS-D50581
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 10.5mm. Hole diameter 10.5mm. Weight 55.7g. 11th - 16th century. Finder's no. POD 9/7
Created on: Tuesday 24th November 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 24th November 2020
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Record ID: NMS-957F3D
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Late Saxon to post-medieval plano-convex lead spindle whorl with much of the edge missing probably as a result of cutting with a knife, estimated diameter 26mm. Thickness 8.5mm. Hole diameter 9.5 - 11mm. 11th - 16th century Finder’s no. POD 3/14
Created on: Saturday 21st November 2020
Last updated: Thursday 26th November 2020
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Record ID: NMS-93F8BD
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two Late Saxon to post-medieval lead spindle whorls, 11th - 16th century: plano-convex, diameter 22.3mm, thickness 8.8mm, hole diameter 7mm, weight 25g. cylindrical, diameter 28.8mm, thickness 11.3mm, hole diameter 12 - 13mm, weight 58.07g / 2.048oz avoirdupois. Finder’s no. POD 2/4
Created on: Saturday 21st November 2020
Last updated: Thursday 26th November 2020
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Record ID: NMS-CD7691
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two Late Saxon to post-medieval lead spindle whorls, 11th - 16th century: - truncated conical, very roughly made, diameter 19-23mm, height 11mm, hole diameter 10-13mm, weight 15.58g. - plano-convex, diameter 26mm, height 9.5mm, hole diameter 9-11mm, weight 28.28g.
Created on: Thursday 24th September 2020
Last updated: Saturday 21st November 2020
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Record ID: NMS-CCAB1A
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead spindle whorl, globular with flattened poles, straight-sided perforation, circumferential casting seam, six lozengiform bosses, and the remainder of the surface covered with vertical grooves. Diameter 23.5mm (without bosses 19.5mm). Height 14mm. Hole diameter 9mm. Weight 31.86g. 14th - early 16th century. A number of other examples of this distinctive type have been recorded, with the sole major difference between them being the number of bosses: WMID-C5C727 (4 bosses), LEIC-C0D293 (4), BERK-872E36 (4), BH-570998 (4), NMS-15BA57 (5), NMS-D38B35 (5), NMS-48EE12 …
Created on: Thursday 24th September 2020
Last updated: Thursday 24th September 2020
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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-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-884FB2
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Late Saxon to post-medieval plano-convex lead spindle whorl with parts of the convex face missing Diameter 27.5mm, thickness 8.5mm, hole diameter 9mm, weight 33g. 11th - 16th century.
Created on: Friday 10th July 2020
Last updated: Friday 10th July 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-77C603
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead spindle-whorl of early-medieval or medieval date, circular and plano-convex, 25mm in diameter. The base is flat and the sides curve; the whorl is low, just 7mm thick. The central hole is large, a neat circle 12mm in diameter at the base tapering to a more irregular hole 11mm at most at the top. It weighs 24.22g. Lead spindle whorls seem to have been in use from the 10th to 14th centuries, c. 900-1400 AD.
Created on: Tuesday 10th March 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 10th March 2020
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