Whetstones

This category includes stones that are used for sharpening blades.

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
10180	(none)	(none)	(none)	Whetstone Square in section. Rounded top
10312	(none)	(none)	(none)	Whetstone Perforated through top for attachment to belt Rectangular in section but with elliptical rounded ends [drawing]
10393	(none)	(none)	(none)	Whetstone Flat one side, convex on the other shaped thus: [drawing]
10417	(none)	(none)	B17094	Whetstone
10533	(none)	(none)	B16993	Whetstone Facetted bar, square in section with rounded top. Normal type. Top perforated to receive copper wire. [drawing]
10552	(none)	(none)	B16695	Whetstone Lapis On a gold ring
10781	(none)	(none)	(none)	Whetstone Rounded in section Hole perforated through top for purpose of suspension Broken in 2 pieces [drawing]
10812B	(none)	(none)	B17092	Tomb Group A/ Copper dagger, flat leaf-shaped type B/ Whetstone of dark grey stone octagonal section C/ Copper Toilet set, tweezers and stiletto (imperfect)
10928	(none)	(none)	(none)	Whetstone. Brown stone, pierced for suspension. Belonged to the attendant by the head of the bier.
10990	(none)	(none)	(none)	Whetstone. Grey stone, pierced for suspension.
11179	(none)	(none)	(none)	Whetstone. Greystone. Pierced for suspension.
11947D	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Tools. (A) Flat trowel-shaped blade with long handle. [Drawing] (B-C) with this two awls (D) Square whetstone with hole in one corner.
11967B	30-12-654	(none)	(none)	[A] Copper Chisel. Type IV B. [B] With this, a whetstone of white stone.
12095	30-12-624	(none)	(none)	Whetstone. Perforated top. Pierced for suspension. Normal type. [drawing]
12198	(none)	(none)	(none)	Whetstone on a copper ring. Normal type. Tip missing.
12203	(none)	(none)	(none)	Whetstone. Perforated at one end, traces of copper ring. Normal type.
12210	(none)	(none)	(none)	Whetstone. On copper ring (broken) Normal type.
12256F	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: [A] (1) Wreath of 16 gold beech leaves on lapis & carnelian strings. [B] (2) Frontlet of gold, lentoid shaped, rosette decoration on long gold wire ties, looped one end, the other end consists of a carnelian ring bead the wire being coiled to prevent it from falling off. Frontlet is bent double. [C] (3) Gold coil earring. 2 1/2 coils. [D] (4) Gold coil earring. 1 1/2 coils. [E-F] (5) 2 gold chains. Double twisted links giving a square section. Strung with 1 gold facetted lentoid & 2 lapis ditto.with carnelian ring beads in between. [G] (6) Whetstone. [H] (7) Silver pin with lapis ball head & gold cap, straight, circular in section. [I] (8) Beads. Large carnelian bugles and small lapis double conoids & 1 jasper bugle; flattened carnelian double conoids & flattened rectangular lapis beads one with a rib down middle. [J] (9) Copper Axe. Type XIX. [K](10) Bowl. White calcite. [Type IX] [drawing] [L](11) Stone bowl. White calcite. [M] (12) Ostrich shell badly broken. Traces of red paint. [N] (13) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli 2 registers: above, banquet scene; below, men fighting crossed animals- -lions.
12292	(none)	(none)	(none)	Whetstone. Normal type; perforated, remains of copper wire.
12305	30-12-540	(none)	(none)	Whetstone. Normal type.
12348	(none)	(none)	(none)	Whetstone. [drawing]
12432A	30-12-594	(none)	(none)	Tomb groups. With bodies. [Numbered entries refer to bodies, not all bodies associated with objects.] --No. 3: [A] Whetstone. --No. 11: [B] Silver wire spiral coil earring. [C] Lapis and silver lentoid and bugle beads. --No. 13: [D] Silver wire spiral coil earring. [E] Facetted lapis bugles and some silver lentoid beads. --No. 14: [F-G] 2 silver wire spiral coil earrings . [H] Small lapis lentoid beads. --No. 15: [I] Double conoid lapis beads. --No. 16: [J] Very small lapis ball beads. --No.17: [K] Large facetted lapis lentoids. --No. 18: [L] Lapis double conoid beads. --No. 19: [M] Lapis lentoids and some silver beads. --No. 20: [N-O] 2 silver wire spiral coil earrings. [P] Lapis lentoid beads. --No. 21: [Q] Small lapis lentoid beads. --No. 22: [R] Silver wire spiral coil earrings. [S] Facetted lapis lentoid beads. [T] Cylinder seal, white shell, decayed (not kept) --No. 23: [U] Silver wire spiral coil earring. [V] Lapis and silver small lentoid beads and a few lapis balls.
12489B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A] Copper dagger Type II D, and [B] whetstone. Whetstone of Greenish stone. [Text reordered for clarity].
13587	(none)	(none)	(none)	Whetstone. Facetted. Normal type. Rectangular but with rounded ends. Perforated at top for suspension.
13702	(none)	(none)	(none)	Whetstone. Grey stone. Section square with bevelled edges; slightly thickened at centre; piered at one end.