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Early Medieval bone spindle whorl
Bun shaped spindle whorl or bead, ornamented with fine concentric grooves.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
62.203/F.13
Find Information
Site Name: Dinas Powis, Vale of Glamorgan
Grid Reference: ST 148 722
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1954-1958
Notes: Cut VI, 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.
Acquisition
Donation, 14/6/1962
Measurements
diameter / mm:28
depth / mm:13
Material
bone
Techniques
carved
cut
drilled
lathe-turned
Location
In store
Categories
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