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A79043 spindle whorl
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Wendy Scott, 2004-10-11 14:35:42
Title
A79043 spindle whorl
Description
English: Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 32mm in diameter, 11mm thick with a weight of 42.29. The object has a grey patina and is in fair condition with a small amount of damage. The whorl has a central hole 8mm in diameter and from here the object thins from 11mm thick to 4mm thick along its edge, giving it a triangular section. The outer surface is decorated with the common motif of raised lines and dots which radiate from the centre.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Leicestershire
Date MEDIEVAL
Accession number
FindID: 77596
Old ref: LEIC-A79043
Filename: A79043.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/38533
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/38533/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/77596
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Object location52° 49′ 09.84″ N, 0° 44′ 37.4″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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