File:Early-medieval spindle whorl (FindID 868947).jpg

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Early-medieval spindle whorl
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Derby Museums Trust, Alastair Willis, 2017-11-22 21:47:04
Title
Early-medieval spindle whorl
Description
English: A broadly conical, cast lead spindle whorl, more ovoid in shape than round, with a circular, off centre aperture. The object measures 29.6mm x 26.5mm, thickness 10.1mm and the aperture 10.2mm. The object has a D-shaped cross-section.

Walton-Rogers dates spindle whorls with a D-shaped cross-section to the early medieval period AD c. 500 - c.1000.

Walton Rogers, P, 2009, 'Textile production', pp281-316 in D H Evans and C Loveluck, Life and Economy at Early Medieval Flixborough c.AD 600-1000: The Artefact Evidence (Excavations at Flixborough 2).Oxford/Oakville: Oxbow.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Nottinghamshire
Date between 500 and 1000
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FindID: 868947
Old ref: DENO-CA9AD8
Filename: DENOCA9AD8.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/638299
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/638299/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/868947
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Object location53° 04′ 44.76″ N, 0° 48′ 07.96″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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