Accession No

1883.89


Description

Whetstone, perforated.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge


Period

Neolithic


Source

Cambridge Antiquarian Society


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1883.89


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (CMS Context)
'C. Shell used this object for teaching and noticed under magnification that the artefact has traces of gold on its surfaces, indicating that the whetstone had been used to sharpen an object made of gold - possibly ancient, but this could also be modern gold. 27/1/2003 - S. Webb'
Event Date 8/8/1986
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
Whetstone, perforated.
Event Date 8/8/1986
Author: maa


Context (CMS Context)
Label affixed to object reads: 'CAS 89. Whetstone Cambridge C.A.S. 1883'
Event Date 19/10/2011
Author: Imogen Gunn


FM:10306

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