Whetstone
87-39-1130
From: Switzerland | Zurich Canton | Lake Zurich | Zurich
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | 87-39-1130 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Neolithic | Swiss Lake Dweller |
| Provenience | Switzerland | Zurich Canton | Lake Zurich | Zurich |
| Period | Neolithic |
| Date Made | 4300-2450 BCE |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Sandstone |
| Description | Sandstone whetstone. Rude block "Surface much worn by use in grinding or sharpening utensils." Surface depressions on both faces. (VB 1941) Sandstone. Rude block. (HNW 1933) |
| Length | 19.3 cm |
| Width | 7.5 cm |
| Thickness | 5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 1987 |
| Other Number | L-37-1130 - Old Museum Number | 1170 - Collector Number |
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