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Description: | Top of Roman quern stone, possibly a 'Mayen lava' quern stone made from dark reddish/grey granite. While its underside is flat, the upper side is flat dome-shaped with a fluted decoration around the sides. The central perforation has a 120/128mm, with the quern having a general diameter of 370mm across the bottom and 300mm across the top and a height of 320mm.Mayen lava quern stones were mainly associated with Roman military sites, e.g. Vindolanda, Binchester and Newstead. Compare Bidwell 1985, 156.Bidwell, P.T. 1985. The Roman Fort of Vindolanda at Chesterholm, Northumberland. London (Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England, Archaeological Report no. 1).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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