Spindle whorl

Description

Domical lead spindle whorl, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), 200 BC - 1000 AD

Museum reference

X.FRA 468 A

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Spindle whorl

Date

2nd century BC - 10th century

Style / Culture

Romano-British

Materials

Lead

Physical description

Lead; domical

Collection place(s)

Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Newstead Collection

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record

On display

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