File:Bun-shaped weight, possible lead spindle whorl (FindID 202432).jpg

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Bun-shaped weight, possible lead spindle whorl
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Derby Museums Trust, Anja Rohde, 2007-12-04 18:40:54
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Bun-shaped weight, possible lead spindle whorl
Description
English: Possible spindle whorl; cast lead, bun-shaped weight with narrow (approx 4mm), circular piercing hole. The weight is circular with one flat surface and one convex, domed surface. The lead is covered over all surfaces with a thick, chalky, white patina. Found in close proximity to a number of lead spindle whorls, suggesting that this may have been used for a similar purpose. Alternatively the piercing could have been to allow the weight to be secured to something else, or even to adjust the specific weight of the item.

Diameter 27.5mm, thickness 7.5mm, weight 32.68g

Spindle whorls are very difficult to date as objects of similar design were in use for many centuries. Lead spindle whorls have been dated to all times between the Roman period and the early Post Medieval period.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Derbyshire
Date Unknown date
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FindID: 202432
Old ref: DENO-59B0A1
Filename: E5723 whorl 5.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/158473
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/158473/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/202432
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Object location53° 05′ 25.44″ N, 1° 36′ 56.05″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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