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Roman stone quern
Two fragments from an upper stone of simple rotary type . The grinding surface is well-worn and slightly concave, with the inside edge being some 25mm higher than the outside edge. The hopper does not form a regular circle, although no signs of a rynd-socket are visable. There are traces of a horizontal handle socket 70mm long and 30mm deep; the upper surface of the stone is slightly raised adjacent to this socket.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
82.68H/8.3
Find Information
Site Name: Biglis, Barry
Grid Reference: ST 1420 6940
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1978-1979
Notes: Found set horizontally into the rubble surface, 118, of a cistern base immediately. within the entrance, and consequently one of the fractured edges shows considerable wear
Measurements
radius / mm:210
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