2010-11-23 13:47:11 Kate Sumnall ksumnall 2010-11-25 17:24:00 Kate Sumnall ksumnall LON-BC5DC6 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. 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. ... Stone Hand made ROMAN ROMAN Early ROMAN Late 43 410 77.49 200 35.47 Fair Fragment 2010-11-23 13:47:11 GREATER LONDON CITY OF LONDON CITY OF LONDON POINT( ) From Finder TQ38SW TQ3280 29.06.2003 Other chance find 1 LON Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2010 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable.