Accession No
1905.333
Description
A large block of flint described thus when first catalogued: "An implement of very unusual form (9.2" x 5.8"), consisting of a large nodule of flint chipped into a wedge of rounded outline; the sharp edge is carefully chipped, & the shield-shaped base chipped flat; part of one side & base show the original unchipped surface.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Norfolk; Santon Downham
Period
Neolithic
Source
Cambridge Antiquarian Society
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1905.333
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Flint
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
The catalogue card reads: "?Neolithic block for preparing hides; a somewhat similar shaped implement of iron is still used for that purpose in some parts of England"
"Bt. Jas. Chapman, Swaffham, Norfolk. Was ploughed out of the ground"
Event Date 20/3/1992
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
A large block of flint described thus when first catalogued: " An implement of very unusual form (9.2" x 5.8"), consisting of a large nodule of flint chipped into a wedge of rounded outline; the sharp edge is carefully chipped, & the shield-shaped base chipped flat; part of one side & base show the original unchipped surface
Event Date 20/3/1992
Author: maa
Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label affixed to object reads: 'A. 1905.333 (AR [missing]) Neolithic block for preparing hides. Santon N. [C.A.S.] 1905'. This label is overlaid an older label, which partially shows through.
Event Date 13/3/2017
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
FM:19824
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