Archaeology — Middle Saxon; c. 675-730
Spindle whorl
Hemispherical bone spindle whorl decorated with a broad incised band around the shoulder and one line around the base. Spindle whorls were used in the spinning of wool into thread. They fitted onto a spindle where they helped to maintain the speed of the spin. Foreign merchants came to Lundenwic to buy English woollen cloth. Finds of clay loom-weights, bone pin-beaters and spindle whorls show that Londoners were spinning wool and weaving cloth: some for home use, but some probably for export.
- Category:
- Archaeology
- Object ID:
- ROP95[1704]<128>
- Object name:
- spindle whorl
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- Production date:
- Middle Saxon; c. 675-730
- Material:
bone
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 41 mm, D 16 mm (overall)
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Archaeological archive
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digital image © London Museum
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