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Iron Age stone spindle whorl
Small spindlewhorl, split laterally so probably incomplete. The upper edges are rounded and there is a central hourglass perforation. The small size of this spindlewhorl suggest that it was used in the production of very fine thread.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
2013.8H/5.5
Find Information
Site Name: Porth-y-Rhaw, Pembrokeshire
Grid Reference: SM 786 242
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1995 - 1998
Notes: From gully (615) of roundhouse III.
Acquisition
Donation, 16/4/2013
Measurements
diameter / mm:24.8
thickness / mm:4.8
perforation / mm:4.0
weight / g:4.9
Material
stone
Location
In store
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