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Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
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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Site Name: Prestatyn, Denbighshire
Notes: From stratum over building No.3, context probably Antonine in date
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