File:A Medieval Spindle Whorl (front) (FindID 856160).jpg

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A Medieval Spindle Whorl (front)
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Susheela Burford, 2017-07-17 20:05:34
Title
A Medieval Spindle Whorl (front)
Description
English: An incomplete lead or pewter spindle whorl dating to the Medieval period (c. AD 1000-1500). The spindle whorl is circular in plan, plano-convex in section and has a circular central piercing. Roughly half of the spindle whorl remains. The whorl is well worn and is light in colour, with a light brown soil staining covering its surface.

The overall dimensions are as follows: 31mm in length, 11mm in width and 22.09g in weight.

Depicted place (County of findspot) Lincolnshire
Date between 1000 and 1500
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1000-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 856160
Old ref: LIN-4DBE28
Filename: LIN4DBE28_1.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/622381
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/622381/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/856160
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(Reusing this file)		 Attribution License version 2.0 (verified 30 November 2020)
Object location53° 15′ 42.12″ N, 0° 08′ 37.28″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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