Record ID: DENO-71BA2E
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone spindle whorl or loom weight, probably of Iron Age to Roman date, (c. 300 BC - AD 400). The object is a cylindrical disc carefully formed from a fine-grained sandstone. It has a very neatly drilled central perforation, 4.5 mm diameter. Both faces are flat and smooth, without decoration. There is some chipping but the object is generally in good condition. Spindle whorls  are very difficult to date precisely without other evidence (such as pottery) as the general form was in use for a long period. However this spindle whorl closely resembles, in material and form, oth…
Created on: Tuesday 6th September 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 1st March 2023
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Record ID: DENO-7E28DB
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete puddingstone 'beehive' quern probably dating to the late Iron Age to Roman period (c. AD 10 - 160). The quern is circular, with a manmade circular depression in the centre of the flat side. Overall, the quern measures 290 mm in diameter and 210 mm in height.
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2019
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2019
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Record ID: DENO-B69D3A
Object type: SCULPTURE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone Iron Age 'pillar stone' or stele dating to the fourth to first centuries BC. The pillar stone is broadly square in cross-section with slightly rounded corners. It tapers slightly towards its rounded top. The bottom surface of the pillar stone is covered with rectangular grids of small holes. The top half/third of the side faces are decorated with a continuous but irregular pattern of horizontal grooves, occasionally broken with a vertical groove or terminating altogether. Each face is decorated with a different set of carvings. Face 1 is decorated with a rectangular panel w…
Created on: Thursday 5th May 2016
Last updated: Thursday 10th November 2016
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Record ID: DENO-B52638
Object type: SCULPTURE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete stone head, probably dating to the late-Iron Age to early-Roman period (c.100 BC-AD c.100), but possibly 19th century. It is missing fragments from its sides. The head has some features which are common on Iron Age heads. These include the lentoid eyes, triangular nose and flat face with a blank expression on it. The head has a bushy but short beard and mosutache. Also notable are the 'radiates' around the top and sides of the face which may represent brushed back hair. The head also appears to wear a large headdress which covers the entire top and back of the head. …
Created on: Thursday 5th May 2016
Last updated: Friday 3rd June 2016
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