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Description: | A complete whetstone or weight with suspension loop. The form of such objects is rather conservative and chronologically unchanging, making them difficult to date precisely. However, the present artefact, with its riveted metal suspension loop, seems likely to fall within the postmedieval period. It is rectangular in profile and section, and is relatively thick (13.5mm). It measures 54.5mm x 21.9mm, with a 23.6mm high suspension loop attached near the top, so that the total length of the object is 58.6mm, though the base is broken. It weighs 41.7mm.
The metal loop is connected to the stone by means of two rivets (or one large rivet emerging on both sides) inserted through a plate at the base of the loop, and presumably passing through a drilled perforation in the stone. The loop has a vivid green glossy finish, while the stone itself is a grey, finely laminated mudstone. This form of rock is relatively smooth, and probably inappropriate for use as a whetstone. Thus, a function as some form of suspended weight seems more likely. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Ashby, Steven - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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