2024-03-29T07:01:09+00:00https://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/jsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/xmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/rsshttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/atomhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/kmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/geojsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/qrcodehttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results5110LateCumbria100CountyKnapped/flakedMEDIEVAL1EarlyControlled archaeological investigationJWPapcastleQuernStone1ab.jpg132442005Centred on village (which isn't a parish)1132251RO150DistrictCertainLANCUM130653191500Papcastlex4121831412Allerdale2011-02-24T13:47:38ZReturned to finder3North WestCircaWorked granite rotary quern stone. Only the top half remains. The central perforation is still in good condition although does show signs of wear. The underside of this half has a chipped edge and there is a ridge to indicate the location of the quern handle. Daniel Pett111-3.396898LANCUM-EC76A41169461MEDIEVALQUERNNY1031finds-116946176LANCUM-EC753343x14221images/lkeys/186372001439EC76701D4242005-12-13T13:06:47ZCertainx4121842005-11-01T00:00:00Z02954.666012ROMANIgneous rock41431RO1Circa21http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ROMANCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:07:16.914ZGreater London Authority100Greater London AuthorityGround/polishedPOST MEDIEVAL2Other chance findDSCN9458.JPG414412006From a paper map1110911RO68London BoroughProbably1LON111051000Restricted Accessx41218998.6City and County of the City of London2011-02-24T13:47:20ZReturned to finderLondonCircaFragment of a quern stone, probably a lower stone, made from lava. Lava querns were imported from Germany in the Roman and Early Medieval period. The quern is dressed on the grinding surface with concentric ridges that do not follow the circumference of the stone. The other side is not dressed but slopes down towards the outer edge. 5037/1aDaniel Pett13511Cannon Street areaLON-46E6B01496921POST MEDIEVALQUERNRestricted Accessfinds-14969214956LON-46C0E8Fragmentx41047images/eghey/212013600145546E680176B42006-11-10T12:19:52ZProbablyx41218122006-10-05T23:00:00Z036ROMANIgneous rock41428RO1Circa21http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ROMANCertainLondon Borough Ward2022-07-14T07:07:35.718ZGreater London Authority100Greater London AuthorityGround/polished1Other chance findDSCN9467.JPG414412006From a paper map1110911RO47London BoroughCertain1LON111051000Restricted Accessx41218739.5City and County of the City of London2011-02-24T13:47:20ZReturned to finderLondonCircaFragment of a lava quern stone, probably a lower stone. Lava querns were imported from Germany in the Roman and early Medieval period. This fragment comes from the outer edge of the stone. One side is finely dressed with triangular sections of parallel ridges. The other side is plain but also feels worn, with areas of loss. The fragment is of almost even thickness although the lower side may be slightly concave. 5037/1bDaniel Pett11511Cannon Street areaLON-4705011496951QUERNRestricted Accessfinds-14969514886LON-46EFE1Fragmentimages/eghey/21201420014554704D0144E42006-11-10T12:27:57ZProbablyx41218122006-10-05T23:00:00Z0ROMANIgneous rock41428RO1Circa21http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ROMANCertainLondon Borough Ward2022-07-14T07:07:35.72ZWarwickshire100CountyGround/polished1Building workWAW-A7F853.jpg100492005From a paper mapFair1101041ROMany thanks to Ralph Jackson and JD Hill of the British Museum, Sally Worrell of the Portable Antiquities Scheme, and Martin Henig of the University of Oxford for their thoughts on this unusual object.47.97DistrictCertain3WAW10057410Exhallx4121826345991120.71Nuneaton and Bedworth2011-02-24T13:21:43ZReturned to finderWest MidlandsCircaThe object is a carved stone sculpture of a probable boar or pig. A close comparison has not, so far, been found, therefore the date is not certain. However, Martin Henig has commented in correspondence that he doesn’t see why it is not Roman, and mentions a boar discovered in Bath, Wiltshire (Henig, M. The Art of Roman Britain).
The stone the object is carved from is an igneous rock, which has been very weathered. The object was probably carved from a weathered pebble, and not a fragment of rock taken immediately from a larger portion. The stone is a medium coarse grained crystalline granite which is not local to Nuneaton. The identification of the geology was by Jon Radley (Warwickshire Museum).
The features of the animal are not clear. There are four short stumpy legs. One fore and back leg are more widely spaced than the other two legs. Between, what are probably the rear legs is a small bump, which maybe representing the animals’ genitalia or nipples. The rump is slightly damaged, in particular the ridge which runs across the back of the animal and down the rump. Originally it may have been shaped to represent a tail. The break does not appear to be fresh. The ridge on the back of the animal has irregular vertical grooves as definition. The body of the animal is well-rounded and is asymmetrical. There are a few scratches on one side of the body, and again they are not fresh, nor do they appear to give the body further definition, and are therefore probably accidental. The head or what may be the head appears to have its nose pointing to the ground. The ridge tapers just above the head. There is no definition for the mouth or eyes. The terminal of the nose is circular in section and is viewed from the base.
The object measures 69.5mm long from head to tail, 38.15mm wide across the body and 47.97mm tall from the base of the feet to the ridge. It weighs 120.71g.
Daniel Pett69.511-1.51582845WAW-A80A441095291Drawing No. WAW-A7F853/157SCULPTURESP3384finds-1095291838.156WAW-A7F853Uncertain43images/abolton/378404001434A80A201FBD42005-10-10T14:54:26ZPossiblyx41218122005-03-01T00:00:00Z052.452964421ROMANIgneous rock41426RO1Circa21http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ROMANCertainDistrict Ward2022-07-14T07:07:12.495ZSuffolk100CountyROMAN2Chance find during metal detectingKDG SF-D29141.jpg159342009From a paper map15878RO16.79DistrictProbablySF15647Restricted Accessx41218110.01St. Edmundsbury2011-02-24T12:19:48ZEasternA fragment of grey lava quern stone of possible Roman or later date, possibly imported from the Rhine. Part of one edge is preserved, with a flattened grinding surface and rounded exterior edge. It measures 83.41mm in width, 54.19mm in length, 16.79mm in thickness, and weighs 110.01g. This quern is possibly of Roman date given the associated finds from the site, although a later date cannot immediately be ruled out. Daniel Pett54.1911KedingtonSF-D26E362900161ROMANQUERNRestricted Accessfinds-290016283.416SF-D29141x41218images/abrown/22416760014B8D2A650148042010-03-02T15:10:29ZProbablyx412182009-12-01T00:00:00Z021ROMANIgneous rock41425RO121http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ROMANCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:08:54.227Z