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Roman bone spindle whorl
Semi-spherical, cut from the ball joint of a long bone. Perforated centrally.
Roman bone spindle whorl from Prestatyn, north-east Wales. 50-400 CE. The same technology was used to spin wool for thousands of years.
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Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
37.253/90
Find Information
Site Name: Prestatyn, Denbighshire
Grid Reference: SJ 062 818
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1936
Notes: From stratum over building No.3, context probably Antonine in date
Acquisition
donation, 25/5/1937
Measurements
diameter / mm:36
height / mm:17
diameter / mm:7 [of hole]
weight / g:10.6
Material
Bone
Location
location verified by SI
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