Accession No
1957.33
Description
Spindle whorl made of a ground brownish-grey stone. Conical in shape with a flat base and hole perforated latitudinally through the centre.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Ely; Wicken; ?Dimmocks Cote
Period
Medieval
Source
Hopkin, S. R. [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1957.33
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone
Local Term
Measurements
20mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Handwritten note for 1957.29-33: 'Medieval Sherds. Dimmock's Tote, Ely. 57.29-33. N.G.52/534726. d.d. S.R. Hopkin.'
Event Date
Author: Alana Edgeworth
Context (Related Documents)
Label with object reads: 'Stone Spindle Whorl. Dimmock's Cote, Ely. d.d. S.R.Hopkins. 57.33'
Event Date
Author: Alana Edgeworth
Context (Field collection)
Ordnance Survey grid reference 52 534 726
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Conical in shape.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Accession register description: 'Mediaeval stone spindle-whorl'
Event Date 1957
Author: Alana Edgeworth
Description (Physical description)
Spindle whorl made of a ground brownish-grey stone. Conical in shape with a flat base and hole perforated latitudinally through the centre.
Event Date 27/11/2023
Author: Alana Edgeworth
FM:16084
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