1980.950

iBase ID

Title

lava millstone

Short Title

1980.950

Collection

Archaeology (Verulamium Museum)

Sub collection

Verulamium Museum Artefacts

Accession Number

1980.950

Description

Decorated Roman millstone of lava from the Eifel Hills on the borders of modern Belgium and Germany. Whole quern form central perforation (for spindle); outer surface decoration hexagonal star pattern (in low relief); inner surface tooling marks.

Type of Original

photographic transparency

Original Photographer or Artist

St Albans Museums photographer

Period of Original

Roman (44 BC - AD 400)

Neg No.

ph3818

High Resolution File Name

ph3818 lava millstone.tif

High Resolution CD No

CD 4

Scanned From

7)modern transparency

Neg Format

i] 120 trany

Museum Photographer

Jennifer Golding

Scanned By

Jennifer Golding

Original Location

1) Photo Studio

1)© St Albans Museums

Site Code

ARP trenches

Location in Image

[not applicable].

Available For

Un-restricted use

Published

Verulamium guidebook, 2000

Compiled By

Claire Thornton

Original File Details

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File Name

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File Type

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File Extension

JPEG

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Height (pixels)

1536 px

Width (pixels)

1531 px

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Subjects

Archaeology > General > Archaeology

Archaeology > General > Roman archaeology

Materials > Stone

Object Names > Quern