File:Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl (FindID 888611).jpg

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Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl
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Leicestershire County Council, Wendy Scott, 2018-02-22 12:05:59
Title
Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl
Description
English: Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 18mm thick and 30mm in diameter with a weight of 49.43grams. The whorl is circular in form with a central hole, 11mm in diamter, and bi-conical in cross section with wide sloping sides. The surface has no obvious or very worn decoration, but it has a pronounced central ridge.

The whorl 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
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FindID: 888611
Old ref: LEIC-2DC9E9
Filename: LEIC2DC9E9a.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/1003035
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1003035/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/888611
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