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PERFORATED OBJECT
Unique ID: NMGW3111
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
Discoidal perforated stone. Diameter 24mm, thickness 14mm, internal diameter 5mm, weight 12.5 grams. Although conventionally identified as spindle whorls, perforated stone weights like this example could have been used for other functions such as fishing or net weights (Manning et al. 1995, 251). Roman spindle whorls are usually made from sherds of pottery; however, examples made from lead, brass coins, jet, bone and stone are also known (cf. Wheeler 1930, 106-107; Manning et al. 1995). A close parallel is recorded from Roman Aldborough (Bishop 1996, 32, no.173, fig.17); however, although found on a Roman site it is not certain whether this example is Roman or later in date.
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Class: Perforated stone
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Post AD 43
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight: 12.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2000
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NMGWPA: 99.111.50
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Wales (European Region)County or Unitary authority: the Vale of Glamorgan (Unitary Authority)
District: the Vale of Glamorgan (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Sully (Community)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST1668
Four figure Latitude: 51.404783
Four figure longitude: -3.209011
1:25K map: ST1668
1:10K map: ST16NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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