File:A Prehistoric - Post Medieval rounded stone (Highland granite) object possibly a grinder or a smoother (FindID 189263).jpg

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A Prehistoric - Post Medieval rounded stone (Highland granite) object possibly a grinder or a smoother
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Museum of London, Kate Sumnall, 2007-08-09 13:26:53
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A Prehistoric - Post Medieval rounded stone (Highland granite) object possibly a grinder or a smoother
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English: A Prehistoric - Post Medieval rounded stone (Highland granite) object possibly a grinder or a smoother. The stone has been worked to form a globular shape with one surface slightly flattened, possibly through use. Jon Cotton and Geoff Egan suggest that it may be a grinder or have a use in the laundry process but it is a little small to be a linen smoother.

It is impossible to assign a date with any degree of certainty. The stone could have been deliberately brought to London for manufacturing or it may have arrived in London as ballast and then be modified.

Dimensions: diameter: 73.74mm; thickness: 51.80mm; weight: 405.2g.

Identification by Jon Cotton, Prehistoric Curator Museum of London.

Identification by Geoff Egan, PAS Finds Advisor Medieval and Post Medieval Artefacts.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Greater London Authority
Date between 3500 BC and 1800
Accession number
FindID: 189263
Old ref: LON-89E695
Filename: Tugwell - smoother or grinder.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/147010
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/147010/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/189263
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