File:A lead alloy spindle whorl (FindID 222122).jpg
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[edit]A lead alloy spindle whorl | |||
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None, Stuart Ward, 2008-06-12 10:45:52 |
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A lead alloy spindle whorl |
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Description |
English: A lead alloy spindle whorl. The whorl is biconical and has a central circular hole. There are some dents on the sides and faces. It has a diameter of 29.55mm and is 12.12mm thick. The whorl is in good condition with a creamy yellow patina. Both faces are decorated with raised lines and dots.
Decorated spindle whorls are very rare finds in excavations, but are often found by metal detectorists. They are usually biconical and are decorated on both faces with raised dots and radiating or zig-zag ribs. They have been found in ploughsoil over the site of Roman buildings, and in an excavated context dating from the thirteenth to the fifteenth century at an Austin Friary (Geake, 2001). It is thus very difficult to date decorated whorls, and it seems that they could have been in use at any time between the Roman and Late Medieval periods. |
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Depicted place | (County of findspot) North Yorkshire | ||
Date | between 43 and 1500 | ||
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FindID: 222122 Old ref: SWYOR-0E4D66 Filename: PAS 488 spindle whorl.jpg |
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https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/178401 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/178401/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/222122 |
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Object location | 54° 04′ 46.2″ N, 1° 23′ 04.74″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 54.079500; -1.384650 |
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Software used | Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 |
File change date and time | 09:57, 11 June 2008 |
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