File:Early medieval to medieval spindle whorl (rear view) (FindID 868938).jpg

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Early medieval to medieval spindle whorl (rear view)
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Derby Museums Trust, Alastair Willis, 2017-11-24 11:54:55
Title
Early medieval to medieval spindle whorl (rear view)
Description
English: A circular cast lead spindle whorl. Diameter 29.7mm, thickness 13.1mm. With a slightly off centre, circular aperture 10.4mm in diameter. Plain surfaces, broadly rectangular in cross section.

Walton-Rogers dates spindle whorls with a rectangular cross-section to after AD c. 900, although they appear in York as early as AD 700.

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 900 and 1500
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FindID: 868938
Old ref: DENO-CA619A
Filename: DSCN8748.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/638607
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/638607/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/868938
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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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