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Early Medieval whetstone
A slabby pebble of Old Red Sandstone with a marked polish on it's two smooth faces through use as a rubbing-stone.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
62.203/J.8
Find Information
Site Name: Dinas Powis, Vale of Glamorgan
Grid Reference: ST 148 722
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1954-1958
Notes: Section 10, Cut VI, Layer (3), Context- C/D C: Black, usually greasy soil, with small angular rubble; much bone, charcoal flecking; rich in finds. D: Large, often slabby stones, with smaller stones interspersed; dark humus-soil; relatively few bones or finds.
Measurements
length / mm:123
width / mm:49
thickness / mm:25
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