Object

Rubbing Stone (uncertain)

Drill (uncertain)

31-52-404

From: Iraq | Tepe Gawra

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 31-52-404
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Tepe Gawra
Archaeology Area Level VIII
Locus Level 8, trial trench
Period Gawra VIII
Date Made 3700-3500 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Basalt
Description

Weathered basalt. Shaped like a rubbing stone but flattened side has a central depression in it. Possibly a drill butt.

Length 7.4 cm
Depth 5.3 cm
Credit Line American School Oriental Research / University Museum Expedition to Tepe Gawra Iraq; E. A. Speiser, 1931

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