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ROMAN SPINDLE WHORL
Spindle whorl; cast lead bi-concial spindle whorl. The whorl is circular with a prominent rib around the edge. It is decorated on both sides with radiating lines and a ring cutting the lines. The whorl is pierced through the centre with a cylindrical, sub-circular hole. The metal has a patchy grey-white patina over its surface.Spindle whorls are notoriously difficult to date out of context since v…
Subject
- archaeology - ROMAN
Type of item
- SPINDLE WHORL
Medium
- Lead
- Lead
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Places
- United Kingdom; Leicestershire; North West Leicestershire
Identifier
- DENO-E1D455
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2016-04-19T11:16:08.860Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T16:19:31.953Z