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Prehistoric stone mould
Mrs M.E. Cunningham suggested the mould would have been used to cast discs for mirrors, but more recent work suggests it was used for casting discs to be hammered out into vessels such as cauldrons.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
24.117/4
Find Information
Site Name: Worms Head, Rhossili
Grid Reference: SS3887
Collection Method: excavation
Notes: Picked up from occupation layers eroding by the sea along the cliff edge "near the end of the headland".
Measurements
diameter / mm:180 (stone)
diameter / mm:140 (face 1)
diameter / mm:160 (face 2)
thickness / mm:49
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