Record ID: LON-BC5DC6 - ROMAN quern

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QUERN

Unique ID: LON-BC5DC6

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of A Roman stone fragment from a rotary quern

A Roman stone fragment from a rotary quern dating AD43-410. This is part of the lower stone of a hand turned quern made from volcanic lavastone from the Mayen-Niedermendig area of the Eifel Hills region of Germany. The fragment includes part of the outer edge and the inner edge to the spindle. The lower surface is pecked and the upper surface and the outer edge are dressed with lined tooling. On the upper surface the lined tooling comprises sections of diagonal parallel lines, spaced 2-3mm apart, and the sections are off-set against each other. On the outer edge there are vertical parallel lines covering the surface. There is a rectangular cutaway section adjacent to the spindle-hole on the upper surface. When complete this would have been a small rotary quern with an estimated external diameter of 200mm, other published examples have a diameter of c. 400mm.

Dimensions: width: 77.49mm; thickness: 35.47mm; estimated external diameter of complete quern: 200mm; weight: 588.7g.

Identification by Jackie Keily, Curator, Museum of London.

This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Width: 77.49 mm
Thickness: 35.47 mm
Weight: 588.7 g
Diameter: 200 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Stone [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Hand made [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Fragment [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Greater London
District: City Of London
Parish: City Of London

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TQ3280
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From finder
Grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Method of discovery: Other chance find [scope notes]
General landuse: Open fresh water [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Running water [scope notes]

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mrs Kate Sumnall - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Ms Jackie Keily - [view all attributed records]

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