File:Early medieval or medieval lead spindle whorl (FindID 472724).jpg

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Early medieval or medieval lead spindle whorl
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Tom Brindle, 2011-11-18 12:07:14
Title
Early medieval or medieval lead spindle whorl
Description
English: A lead spindle whorl of probable early medieval date, though it may run into the medieval period. The spindle whorl is bi-conical with a central perforation which measures 8.6 mm in diameter. The whorl is decorated on both sides with linear designs, and these appear to be runic script. It is possible that the script is pseudo-runic, and merely intended to imitate a script, as not all letters seem to be genuine Anglo-Saxon runes. If not entirely fictional and imitative, it is possible that the runes may relate to an individual's name, or perhaps are a religious inscription. The spindle whorl measures 25.84 mmin diameter and is 12.43 mm thick. The whorl weighs 37.4 grams. It has a cream coloured patina.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Staffordshire
Date between 400 and 1500
Accession number
FindID: 472724
Old ref: WMID-646AC5
Filename: WMID-646AC5.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/355900
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/355900/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/472724
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Object location53° 03′ 24.12″ N, 1° 51′ 34.09″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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