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a medieval lead spindle whorl
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West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Jack Coulthard, 2011-11-22 13:47:06
Title
a medieval lead spindle whorl
Description
English: A probable cast lead spindle whorl of uncertain date, but probably medieval, AD1200-1500. It is flat on both sides and undecorated with rounded edges. It is 15.7mm in diameter and 5.9mm thick. It weighs 7.64gm. It is also possible that this object is a perforated lead weight.
Depicted place (County of findspot) East Riding of Yorkshire
Date between 1200 and 1500
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1200-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 473442
Old ref: SWYOR-B9EFC1
Filename: PAS_1605_Whorl.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/356547
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/356547/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/473442
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