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334777 spindle whorl
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Wendy Scott, 2006-02-14 15:41:09
Title
334777 spindle whorl
Description
English: Medieval lead alloy spindlr whorl, 25.5mm in diameter and 11.2mm deep. The object is in good condition with a beige patina and a weight of 27.71 grams. The object has a circular hole, 8mm in diameter, from here to its edge the object has a triangular section. Each surface is decorated in a different way, one side has raised lines arranged to form a zig zag pattern which gives an overall star shape. The other side is decorated with a series of raised lines and dots.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Leicestershire
Date between 1100 and 1500
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1100-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 122716
Old ref: LEIC-334777
Filename: DSCN7324.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/92569
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/92569/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/122716
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