File:A Roman spindle whorl (FindID 445461).jpg

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a Roman spindle whorl
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West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Jack Coulthard, 2011-06-14 13:29:49
Title
a Roman spindle whorl
Description
English: A cast, lead alloy spindle whorl of uncertain date, but possibly late Roman or early medieval, dating from 400-600AD. Both faces are flat and undecorated. The whorl is 29.3mm in diameter and 8.1mm thick. It weighs 28.43gm. The central perforation is 11mm in diameter. For a discussion of the various types of early spindle whorl, see Rogers, Cloth and Clothing in Early Anglo-Saxon England, pages 23-26.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Doncaster
Date between 400 and 600
Accession number
FindID: 445461
Old ref: SWYOR-7929F4
Filename: PAS_1431_whorl_flat.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/332321
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/332321/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/445461
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Object location53° 31′ 03.36″ N, 1° 11′ 16.08″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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