Spindle-Whorl (LEIC-8D89EA)

A lead spindle-whorl found near Frisby-on-the-Wreake, Leicestershire

A small, plain, undecorated lead-alloy spindle-whorl. Fibres were spun into thread using a drop-spindle of which the whorls were made of bone, ceramic, lead or stone and acted as flywheels during spinning.

Object Type

Spindle whorl

Date

circa 700 — 1100

Ascribed Culture

Original/Reproduction

Original

Material

Collection

Viking Objects

Current Location

Private Ownership

Keywords

lead, Leicestershire, Portable_Antiquities_Scheme, spindle_whorl, textile_production, women

Further information

You can see the original at Private Ownership.

Acknowledgements

(c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 2.0

References

Portable Antiquities Scheme