Stone tool: basalt whetstone
Fragment of blue-black basalt hammer, reused as rubbing stone; traces of copper on two sides.
Illustration: Yes.
Illustration scale: 1:2
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_36-4-63
- Alternate IDs
- HUMFA_36-4-63; 36-4-63
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Tools & equipment-Woodworking and stoneworking
- Entry Date
- 04/22/1936
- Title
- Stone tool: basalt whetstone
- Medium
- Basalt
- Dimensions
- Width: 9 cm Length: 13 cm Thickness: 7.5 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Pit G 2407 B