Casgliadau Arlein
Amgueddfa Cymru
Chwilio Uwch
Roman lead spindle whorl
A spindle whorl of Late Iron to early Roman periods.
It is a perforated circular donut shape with one side flat and the other convex.
Similar looking spindle whorls were found during earlier excavations on the same site, but were all unstratified. Objects like these can be difficult to date but studies (Walton, Rogers, 1997, p.1743) suggest that spindle whorls with a diameter of 4-8mm are more likely to be late Iron Age or early Roman. This date fits with the surrounding 1st century roundhouse context.
A spindle whorl is a weight that would be attached to a spindle, which itself is a tool used for spinnig yarn.
Pwnc
Archeoleg a Nwmismateg
Rhif yr Eitem
2025.7H/2.48
Gwybodaeth am y darganfyddiad
Enw'r Safle: Five Mile Lane, Vale of Glamorgan
Cyfeirnod Grid: ST 07774 71749
Dull Casglu: excavation
Dyddiad: 2017
Mesuriadau
weight / g:1.66
external diameter / mm:12
diameter / mm
internal diameter / mm:3
diameter / mm
thickness / mm:5
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