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Early Medieval Spindle Whorl from Northorpe
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North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, 2013-01-30 14:38:57
Title
Early Medieval Spindle Whorl from Northorpe
Description
English: Lead

Spindle Whorl. Cast whorl of angular plano-convex form, probably Walton Rogers form A1, with a tapered central aperture of diameter 8.7-7.7mm, widest at the top (as used - the flat surface). Patinated overall. This whorl would be suitable for spinning a yarn. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 900-1000.

Diameter (long axis): 23.2mm, Thickness: 9.5mm, Weight: 20.15gms.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Lincolnshire
Date between 900 and 1000
Accession number
FindID: 541051
Old ref: NLM-12AD96
Filename: NLM21660.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/413973
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/413973/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/541051
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Object location53° 27′ 17.64″ N, 0° 39′ 22.58″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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