File:A spindle whorl, dating to the 15th- 16th century AD. (FindID 105604).jpg

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A spindle whorl, dating to the 15th/ 16th century AD.
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Caroline Johnson, 2005-08-26 14:06:46
Title
A spindle whorl, dating to the 15th/ 16th century AD.
Description
English: An complete cast lead alloy spindle whorl, dating to the 15th/ 16th century AD (diameter: 32.3mm; thickness: 8.7mm; weight: 32.41g). A bi-conical artefact with a drilled central and circular hole (diameter: 10mm) and decoration on both sides in the form of a single curved petal-like ridged line with pellets in each of the curved encaves. the artefact is in a worn and poorr condition.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Staffordshire
Date between 1400 and 1600
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1400-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1600-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 105604
Old ref: WMID-F1F1D2
Filename: G Brendel - 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/73342
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/73342/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/105604
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Object location52° 42′ 59.76″ N, 1° 53′ 39.73″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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