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Early medieval spindle whorl
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Lucy Shipley, 2019-11-28 11:54:46
Title
Early medieval spindle whorl
Description
English: A complete lead alloy spindle whorl of Early Medieval date, c. AD 500-1000.

The object is circular in shape and domed in cross section, with a flattened lower surface and convex upper surface. The upper surface is noticably smoothed, with this effect somewhat diminished by post depositional cracking. It is now a pale grey in colour due to patinisation. In the centre is a perforated aperture which is 6mm in diameter.

The flat lower surface and domed upper surface conform with Walton Rogers form A1, thought to be consistent with usage between AD 500 and 1000. The small size spindle hole can also be seen as diagnostic of an Early Medieval date. SWYOR-4037DD is a similar, although lighter, example.

Measurements: 24.8mm diameter, 9.1mm thickness, weight 28.3g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Dorset
Date between 500 and 1000
Accession number
FindIdentifier: 982701
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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/1083308
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1083308/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/982701
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(Reusing this file)		 Attribution License version 2.0 (verified 19 November 2020)
Object location50° 48′ 36″ N, 2° 24′ 02.59″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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