Norfolk County Council, Ellen Bales, 2005-10-05 08:31:06
Title
Medieval lead spindle whorl
Description
English: Medieval Lead spindle-whorl, biconical, decorated in relief with zig-zag, pellets and V’s. Diameter 30mm, thickness 16.5mm, central hole 9-11mm. Weighing 59.27g. Similar to an example from an early 16th century context at the Augustinian Friary, Leicester, complete with its wooden spindle (Mellor and Pierce 1981, 139-40, fig.51 no.71). It is possible that the object was residual, but it is unlikely to have been very ancient when deposited in the context, in view of its completeness.
Depicted place
(County of findspot) Norfolk
Date
between 1066 and 1500
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1066-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 109138 Old ref: NMS-3ACE07 Filename: Heacham June0522.jpg
Credit line
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Attribution: The Portable Antiquities Scheme/ The Trustees of the British Museum
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