File:A back view of a lead spindle whorl, possibly dating to the Roman period. (FindID 109420).jpg

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A back view of a lead spindle whorl, possibly dating to the Roman period.
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Caroline Johnson, 2005-10-07 15:57:28
Title
A back view of a lead spindle whorl, possibly dating to the Roman period.
Description
English: A complete cast lead spindle whorl, possibly dating to the Roman period (diameter: 33mm; thickness: 8mm; weight: 40.36g). This conical artefact slopes upwards to a raised rim (diameter: 18mm) surrounding the slightly off-centre circular straight-sided hole (diameter: 9mm). There is no decoration on the spindle whorl and the underside is flat. The artefact is in a slightly worn but fair condition.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Staffordshire
Date between 43 and 410
Accession number
FindID: 109420
Old ref: WMID-699857
Filename: J Lee - spindle whorl 2.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/78342
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/78342/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/109420
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