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Prehistoric ceramic spindle whorl
Decorated around its circumference with a thin incised band of lattice.
Decorated stone spindle whorl from Llanmaes, Vale of Glamorgan. 400 BCE-50 CE. The same technology was used to spin wool for thousands of years.
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Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
2005.5H/15.7
Find Information
Site Name: Llanmaes, Llantwit Major
Grid Reference: SS 9820 6958
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 2004
Notes: Brown layer beneath midden
Acquisition
Donation, 18/2/2005
Measurements
weight / g:24.6
diameter / mm:30.5
thickness / mm:22.4
perforation / mm:9.6
Material
ceramic
Techniques
incised
carved
Location
St Fagans Gweithdy gallery : Spinning
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