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Early Medieval (400AD - 1099AD)

Domestic

Quartz strike a light

Period:
Early Medieval
Description:

A rounded piece of white quartz. Striations (fine lines) on the surface indicate that it may have been used as a strike-a-light, being held firmly in one hand whilst struck by a piece of iron held in the other.

Source:
The Whithorn Trust
Digital Number:
WTAH077


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