Perforated roughly circular fragment of limestone slab, perhaps a loomweight. From Sparsholt Roman Villa, West Wood, Sparsholt, Hampshire. Excavated by D.E. Johnston. Roman.
Limestone loomweight
Roman, probably later Roman
Found during excavations at Sparsholt Roman villa, West Wood, Sparsholt
Originally a roof tile of Purbeck limestone, this object has been reshaped, apparently to form a loomweight.