File:Spindle Whorl side view (FindID 503184).jpg

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Spindle Whorl side view
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All rights reserved, Kevin Clark, 2012-05-15 19:48:16
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Spindle Whorl side view
Description
English: A cast lead spindle whorl or possibly weight. It has a slightly domed top and flat base with a tapering circular hole running through it, slightly off centre. Plain spindle whorls and weights were cast locally in lead from the Roman period onwards and are hard to date precisely although most are late Medieval - Post Medieval.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Kent
Date between 43 and 1800
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FindID: 503184
Old ref: PUBLIC-2A3A03
Filename: SANY2368.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/381509
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/381509
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/503184
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