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Early Medieval lead spindle whorl
Disc-shaped, slighlty misshapen lead spindle whorl with off-centre cylindrical perforation, no evidence for decoration.
Viking Age lead spindle whorl from Llanbedr-goch, Anglesey, north Wales. 850-950 CE. The same technology was used to spin wool for thousands of years.
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Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
98.51H [1609]
Find Information
Site Name: Llanbedrgoch, Anglesey
Grid Reference: SH 515 813
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1998
Notes: Bottom of plough soil
Acquisition
donation, 29/6/1995
Measurements
diameter / mm:29.9
thickness / mm:5.2
bore / mm:8.7
weight / g:31.1
Techniques
Cast
Material
Lead
Location
St Fagans Gweithdy gallery : Spinning
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