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Description: | A fragment from a small circular rotary quernstone. Rotary querns probably first came into use in the late Iron Age and were employed through the Roman period and probably into the Early-medieval period (see E.C. Curwen, 1937).This particular piece represents part of the outer edge of a disc-shaped quern, originally of c. 0.5m in diameter. It is made from a coarse-grained sedimentary rock, with large quartz-like inclusions, and may be millstone grit. There are no grooves in the surfaces. The fragment measures 134.83mm long, 60.5mm wide and 45.43mm thick. The weight is 550.3g.
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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