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[edit]A cast lead weight, possibly a spindle whorl. | |||
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Stuart Noon, 2011-12-05 14:34:37 |
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A cast lead weight, possibly a spindle whorl. |
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English: A cast lead weight, possibly a spindle whorl. The weight is flat sub-circular with a circular perforation running through the centre. The weight has a maximum external diameter of 27mm, and the central perforation has a maximum diameter of 10mm. The weight is undecorated and flat sided. The weight has a dull cream/light brown coloured surface with raised pellets on the sides. In the "Finds Recording Guide", Geake (2001, p66) points out that: "The function of leads weights would have varied, from spindle-whorls to fishing weights to trade weights." She adds that spindle whorls should ideally be circular and must have a central perforation (ibid.). It is possible, therefore, that this lead weight is a spindle whorl. Dating of lead whorls is difficult. The drop spindle with which they were used continued in use until the end of the Medieval period in London and Winchester (Egan, 1998, "The Medieval Household: Daily Living c1150 - c1450", 255-261; Without further context, is it not possible to closely date this lead weight. |
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Depicted place | (County of findspot) North Yorkshire | ||
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between 1100 and 1600 date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1100-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1600-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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FindID: 476042 Old ref: LANCUM-CD6284 Filename: LANCUM-CD6284.jpg |
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https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/359105 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/359105/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/476042 |
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