Whorls, Weights, Plumb Bobs

This category includes objects that are pierced and used by hanging from some other object.

Objects: Whorls, Weights, Plumb Bobs Export: JSON - XML - CSV

U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
9777A	(none)	(none)	B17550	[A-B] Spindles A pair Silver spindles with lapis whorls both very slender
9848	(none)	(none)	B17284	Copper Spindle Whorl? Conical shaped and hollowed to admit wood, part of which remains. On top was found half of a bone cap vertically perforated. [drawing]
(none)	(none)	(none)	B16971	(none)
8914N	(none)	(none)	B16970.6	[A] Handle? A handle of white steatite from which projects a copper rod: strung on the rod are 5 roundels alternately of white shell and black shale: on the rest of the copper rod traces of wood. With this were found [B-N] 13 shell objects like spindle whorls. Possibly the handle and thong-beads of an ornamental whip(?). [drawing 1:2] [drawing 1:1]
8914M	(none)	(none)	B16970.5	[A] Handle? A handle of white steatite from which projects a copper rod: strung on the rod are 5 roundels alternately of white shell and black shale: on the rest of the copper rod traces of wood. With this were found [B-N] 13 shell objects like spindle whorls. Possibly the handle and thong-beads of an ornamental whip(?). [drawing 1:2] [drawing 1:1]
8914L	(none)	(none)	B16970.4	[A] Handle? A handle of white steatite from which projects a copper rod: strung on the rod are 5 roundels alternately of white shell and black shale: on the rest of the copper rod traces of wood. With this were found [B-N] 13 shell objects like spindle whorls. Possibly the handle and thong-beads of an ornamental whip(?). [drawing 1:2] [drawing 1:1]
8914K	(none)	(none)	B16970.3	[A] Handle? A handle of white steatite from which projects a copper rod: strung on the rod are 5 roundels alternately of white shell and black shale: on the rest of the copper rod traces of wood. With this were found [B-N] 13 shell objects like spindle whorls. Possibly the handle and thong-beads of an ornamental whip(?). [drawing 1:2] [drawing 1:1]
8914J	(none)	(none)	B16970.2	[A] Handle? A handle of white steatite from which projects a copper rod: strung on the rod are 5 roundels alternately of white shell and black shale: on the rest of the copper rod traces of wood. With this were found [B-N] 13 shell objects like spindle whorls. Possibly the handle and thong-beads of an ornamental whip(?). [drawing 1:2] [drawing 1:1]
8914I	(none)	(none)	B16970.1	[A] Handle? A handle of white steatite from which projects a copper rod: strung on the rod are 5 roundels alternately of white shell and black shale: on the rest of the copper rod traces of wood. With this were found [B-N] 13 shell objects like spindle whorls. Possibly the handle and thong-beads of an ornamental whip(?). [drawing 1:2] [drawing 1:1]
23	(none)	(none)	(none)	Milk-stone? Roughly tooth-shaped (or celt shaped) of mottled black and white granite pierced. [drawing 1:1]
28	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone plumb-bob. of fine greyish-white limestone. [drawing 1:1]
102	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay spool. [drawing 1:1]
235A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-D] 4 Stone plumb-bobs . two are pierced transversely. two from the top to the side.
517	(none)	(none)	(none)	Spindle whorl of black steatite.
668	(none)	(none)	(none)	spindle whorl pebble.
835	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cone. of dark brown stone. Broken below. A hole runs up the centre, and a second is pierced from the side to beyond the middle for a pin to make the cone fast to the peg running up the central hole. On one side scratches, perhaps relics of an inscription. [Handwritten note corrects type to plumb bob] [drawing 1:1]
1503	(none)	(none)	(none)	Plumb bob. Drab clay. With hole at end, and one at side. [drawing]
1509	(none)	(none)	(none)	Plumb-bob. Black stone, with hole at end and 3 at side, and remains of copper wire within. Like U.1502. In text, see U.1359
2508	(none)	1927,1003.64	(none)	Spindle whorl. Black steatite. [drawing 1:1]
2746	(none)	(none)	(none)	Plumb-bob. Dark grey stone. [drawing 1:1]
3041A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone plumb-bobs. A. of buff colored limestone. B. a harder grey stone. [drawing]
3041B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone plumb-bobs. A. of buff colored limestone. B. a harder grey stone. [drawing]
6112A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-I] 9 clay loom weights. 8 drab, 1 red. Type V.
6144	(none)	(none)	(none)	Weight. Possibly for loom or rope making U.6144. Stone. Drab. Oblong shape and holes pierced at one end. E. Type II? [drawing]
6258A	(none)	(none)	(none)	(A) 1 black stone loom weight (B) 1 black flaked stone fragmentary (C) [C.1-.3] 3 fragments of solid copper from from 10mm to 20mm in thickness. (D) 1 square stone weight rounded at corners. (E-F) 2 broken crystal beads [drawing]