Accession No
1926.109.8
Description
Flint polisher or whetstone of stone, possibly schist. Oval in cross-section, with two flat faces, rounded sides and terminal. Broken at the other end.
Place
Europe; Western Europe; France; Brittany; Morbihan; Bignan; Kergonfalz
Period
Source
Clarke, Louis Colville Gray [donor]; Aveneau de la Grancière, Paul (Comte) [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1926.109.8; 6
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; ?Schist
Local Term
Measurements
36mm x 71mm Weight 0.052kg
Events
Context (Other owners)
Bought by the donor from the collection of the Comte Aveneau de la Grancière of the château de Kerhué, near Guérande.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1926.109.1-10: 'Five fragments of pottery, two pieces of flint and one broken polisher numbered 1-6, also two polishers on red board numbered 7 and 8. 1-5: potsherds. 6: 2 flints. 7,8: 2 polishers'.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Labels & Markings)
Old printed label affixed to object reads: '6'.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (Field collection)
Found: Tumulus and Dolmen of Kergonfals, Carnac, (Morbihan).
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Flint polisher.
Event Date 21/03/2019
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Flint polisher or whetstone of stone, possibly schist. Oval in cross-section, with two flat faces, rounded sides and terminal. Broken at the other end.
Event Date 11/4/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou
FM:283455
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