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MEDIEVAL SPINDLE WHORL
A lead alloy spindle whorl, probably dating from the medieval period. It is plano-convex with a pronounced medial ridge and both upper and lower surfaces are decorated with lines radiating from the centre of the whorl to create panels. Each panel contains a raised dot. The two surfaces are not, however, identical, one side having eight panels and the other nine. The central hole has straight sides…
Subject
- archaeology - MEDIEVAL
Type of item
- SPINDLE WHORL
Medium
- Lead Alloy
Subject
- archaeology - MEDIEVAL
Type of item
- SPINDLE WHORL
Medium
- Lead Alloy
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/
Creation date
- 1100
- 1100
Places
- United Kingdom; North Yorkshire; Craven
Identifier
- SWYOR-0CC902
Year
- 1100
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2016-04-19T15:04:43.568Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T17:32:24.561Z