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Description: | Greenstone (epidiorite or dolerite) whetstone or muller with two worked edges, probably used to polish metal, although the base may also have been used as a rubbing stone, to grind grain.
The muller is sub-oval in plan, with one rounded end and one flat, where the edge is slightly damaged. The stone is sub-triangular in section, flat on the side that was used for rubbing, and also worked on the other two oblique faces, where it was used instead as a base for polishing metal implements. The muller base would have been used with a larger saddle quern to grind grain between the stones to make flour.
The shape of the muller suggests that it was probably made from a local beach cobble.
Jones (2002) illustrates similar examples from Callestick on pages 29 & 32, Figs.12-13, Nos.43 & 95 which are dated to the Later Bronze Age, c.1100-700 BC.
Nowakowski (1991) illustrates a similar elvan example from Trethellan on page 142, Fig.57, No.88, which dates from the Middle Bronze Age, c.1500-1200 BC. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Tyacke, Anna - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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