File:Medieval lead alloty spindle whorl (FindID 888609).jpg

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Medieval lead alloty spindle whorl
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Leicestershire County Council, Wendy Scott, 2018-02-22 12:01:38
Title
Medieval lead alloty spindle whorl
Description
English: Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 13mm thick and 29mm in diameter with a weight of 45.80grams.

The whorl is circular in form and bi-conical in cross section. It has a central hole 10mm in diameter. It has a prominent flat central ridge and each face has raised decoration in the form of chevrons arranged to form a 'star' pattern with dots in between.

The form fits Walton Rogers form C which she dates to 1100 onwards.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Leicestershire
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
Accession number
FindID: 888609
Old ref: LEIC-2DA99D
Filename: LEIC2DA99Da.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/1003029
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1003029/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/888609
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(Reusing this file)		 Attribution License version 2.0 (verified 2 December 2020)
Object location52° 47′ 02.76″ N, 0° 58′ 57.68″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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