File:Medieavl spindle whorl (FindID 885053).jpg

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Medieavl spindle whorl
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National Museums Liverpool , Vanessa Oakden, 2018-02-15 15:16:03
Title
Medieavl spindle whorl
Description
English: A lead alloy decorated spindle whorl. In the centre of the object is a circular perforation. There are 5 circular petal-like loops with each loop containing a smaller, inner loop. Between the gaps of each loop is a an inverted V-shape.

Spindle whorls have reportedly been found in contexts dated from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period although the majority are typically dated broadly to the medieval period c.1100-1500.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Cheshire West and Chester
Date between 1100 and 1500
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1100-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 885053
Old ref: LVPL-875017
Filename: LVPL875017.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/1002133
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1002133/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/885053
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Object location53° 08′ 31.92″ N, 2° 40′ 53.26″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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