File:A lead alloy spindle whorl (FindID 223433).jpg

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A lead alloy spindle whorl
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A lead alloy spindle whorl
Description
English: Grooved spindle whorl

A lead alloy spindle whorl. The whorl is discoid and oval in section but with a circular recess round the central circular hole on one face. There are some scratches on the sides and faces. It has a diameter of 27.02mm and is 7.43mm thick. The whorl is in good condition with a groove running around the hole on one side, with a creamy yellow, white patina.

Helen Geake writes: “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”; and Biddle, 1990, “Object and Economy in Medieval Winchester”), and for perhaps a century longer in Norfolk (Margeson, 1993, “Norwich Households: Medieval and Post Medieval finds from Norwich Survey Excavations 1971 – 78”). The excavated assemblage from Winchester contains one lead whorl from a mid to late tenth century context.” Undecorated spindle whorls can therefore date from the Roman, Early Medieval or Medieval periods.
Date between 43 and 1500
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FindID: 223433
Old ref: SWYOR-B777E2
Filename: PAS 490 grooved spindle whorl.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/179396
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/179396/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/223433
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