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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