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Description: | A polished flint artefact which is probably a linen smoother. Linen smoothers were often made of glass (see, for example, PAS record no. LON-493C48) but stone examples are also known (e.g. YORYM-07A703). The dating of such artefacts is difficult and a date range of Early-Medieval to post-Medieval is suggested.The tool has been made from a flint nodule which was probably originally of sub-oval form but has lost one end, probably in antiquity. Polishing is confined to a roughly triangular area of one face, extending to the rounded bottom side. This polishing has revealed the dark brownish-grey flint and there are angled striations visible across much of the surface. The presence of patches of white cortex indicates that no initial flaking took place prior to polishing. The cortex remains in place across the rest of this face and also on most of the opposing face. A large flake removal scar on the polished surface is probably the result of post-depositional damage, as are the three irregular scars on the opposing face.The artefact measures 90.2mm long, 78.4mm wide and 39.4mm thick. The weight is 411.7g.
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