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Description: | A worked stone object of unknown date. The object is 215mm long, 56.6mm wide and 52.4mm thick. It is made of fine sandstone. The object appears not to be complete. It may have originally been ovoid in plan with a circular hole in the wider end. Most of one side is now missing leaving a sub-rectangular stone with one convex side and a deep concave notch in the side of one end. Both ends are pointed. The notch is obviously man made and other faces of the stone looked to be shaped too. The end furthest from the notch has flat top and bottom faces, and slightly convex sides that taper to form a wide point. Halfway between the end and the notch, the upper face curves upwards. At the same point, on the side where some of the object seems to be missing, the surface of the stone becomes more irregular. This may be where stone has broken away. It looks as if the end was deliberately reduced to a regular size and shape, perhaps to fit into a socket. At the opposite end all the faces are convex and they taper to a rounded point, except for the bottom face which is more hollowed and tapers more. The wear on this end may be natural, perhaps occurring after the use of the stone by man.It is not certain when this object was shaped or what it was used for. It seems unlikely that it was a hammer as the stone would have shattered, although the original shape does appear to have been like that of a hammer head. It seems likely that at some point the object broke, with one side becoming detached. It appears that after this, the stone was reshaped, forming the broad point. The quality of the working is not very high, suggesting a functional use rather than a symbolic or decorative one. It seems likely that the object was some kind of tool or structural fitting and that a wooden element fitted into the rounded notch. With no decoration the object is impossible to date. It does not appear to have many similarities with Prehistoric stone objects, and a medieval or post medieval date seems more likely.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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