Accession No
1928.168 A
Description
Large shaped piece of sandstone, used as quern stone. Slightly curved; blackened on one side due to exposure to fire.
Place
Europe; Eastern Europe; Hungary; Tószeg
Period
Early Bronze Age Middle Fuzesabony
Source
National Museum of Hungary [donor]; Tompa, Ferenc [excavator]; Clarke, Louis Colville Gray [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1928.168 A; TS138 [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Sandstone
Local Term
Measurements
320mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
See photograph of object on catalogue card, no. TS138.
Event Date
Author: Emily Shorter
Description (Labels & Markings)
Label affixed to object reads: 'Toszeg 138. Stratum IV/ 29.168 A'
Event Date
Author: Jodi Zhang
Context (References)
Childe, V. Gordon. (1927). ‘A Bronze Age Village in Hungary: A Thousand Years of Prehistory’. The Illustrated London News, 24 September 1927, p. 498.
Event Date 1927
Author: Emily Shorter
Context (Field collection)
Stratum IV. Joint excavation by Ferenc Tompa, National Museum of Hungary and Louis C.G. Clarke, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in 1927. See archive (LL1/4/1 – LL1/4/3) for correspondence, notes, drawings, etc.
Event Date 1927
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Large shaped piece of stone, sandstone, has been exposed to fire, blackened on one side. Function: quern stone
Event Date 1928
Author: maa
Context (References)
Schalk, Emily. (1981). ‘Die Frühbronzezeitliche Tellsiedlung bei Tószeg, Ostungarn, mit Fundmaterial aus der sammlung Groningen (Niederlande) und Cambridge (Grossbritannien)’. Dacia, vol. 25. pp. 63–129.
Event Date 1981
Author: Emily Shorter
Context (Analysis)
Petrological identification by Dr. C. Forbes on January 1984: 'Sandstone.'
Event Date 1/1984
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (References)
Leighton, Mary and Stig Sorensen, Marie Louise. (2004). 'Breathing Life into the Archives: Reflections Upon Decontextualization and the Curatorial History of V.G. Childe and the Material from Toszeg'. European Journal of Archaeology, vol. 7. pp. 41-60.
Event Date 2004
Author: Emily Shorter
Description (Physical description)
Large shaped piece of sandstone, used as quern stone. Slightly curved; blackened on one side due to exposure to fire.
Event Date 8/5/2024
Author: Jodi Zhang
FM:50382
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