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Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Spindle whorl made from the head of a femur. The type goes back into the pre-Roman Iron Age.
NMB. This object is naturally dome shaped, the top has no sign of deliberate cutting. The bottom has the remains of a flattened edge, though the rest has broken away. Although it has a centrally (drilled?) hole it would be unlikely that it could act as a spindle whorl as it is not very heavy and wouldnot spin evenly? Perhaps a large counter or bead is more likely?
Site Name: Dinas Powis, Vale of Glamorgan
Notes: Cut VI west, Layer 1. Context C/D C: Black, usually greasy soil, with small angular rubble; much bone, charcoal flecking; rich in finds. D: Large, often slabby stones, with smaller stones interspersed; dark humus-soil; relatively few bones or finds.
