File:Neolithic, Loomweight (FindID 514865).jpg

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Neolithic: Loomweight
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Peter Reavill, 2015-02-24 15:52:30
Title
Neolithic: Loomweight
Description
English: An irregular carved loom weight of unknown date (most probably prehistoric (Neolithic - Iron Age) but due to the nature of the find a larger date range is suggested (3500BC - AD 1500). The weight is irregular (being slightly sub-rectangular) in plan and sub-rectangular in cross section. It has an off-centre perforated / drilled hole (diameter: 17.5mm). The hole is hour glass shaped due to it being drilled from bot the upper and lower faces. There are no obvious internal wear facets present. The external edge is relatively smooth and worn. The weight has been carved from a water worn Late Silurian or Devonian sandstone pebble common in North Herefordshire and South Shropshire. It is very difficult to date this type of artefact as they are common finds from most archaeological periods. This example is relatively light and small compared to others. Due to the archaeology in the area - and the style of the drilled hole a prehistoric date is preferred.

The loom weight measures 63.8mm length, 64.2mm width, is 17.1mm thick, and weighs 158.6 grams.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Shropshire
Date between 3500 BC and 1500
Accession number
FindID: 514865
Old ref: HESH-A83448
Filename: HESHA83448.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/506840
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/506840/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/514865
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Object location52° 24′ 57.6″ N, 2° 43′ 23.74″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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