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)
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.
12445A	(none)	1929,1017.394	(none)	Varia. [A-B] 2 whetstones. [C-F] 4 silver wire spiral coil earrings.
12445B	(none)	1929,1017.398	(none)	Varia. [A-B] 2 whetstones. [C-F] 4 silver wire spiral coil earrings.
12489B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A] Copper dagger Type II D, and [B] whetstone. Whetstone of Greenish stone. [Text reordered for clarity].
13577	(none)	1930,1213.500	(none)	Whetstone. Normal type found in PGs. Facetted. Perforated top. [drawing]
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.
13789	(none)	1930,1213.501	(none)	Whetstone. Usual type octagonal in section, pierced for suspension.
14012	(none)	1930,1213.477	(none)	Whetstone. Normal type. Square in section. Perforated for suspension.
14064	(none)	(none)	(none)	Whetstone. Square in section; top rounded and perforated. Normal type.
14228	31-16-497	(none)	(none)	Whetstone. Normal type. Oval in section. Perforated at top for suspension: remains of copper wire in the hole.
14236	31-17-499	(none)	(none)	Whetstone. Square in section. Perforated at top for suspension.Normal type with rounded top.
14250	(none)	(none)	(none)	Whetstone. Rhomdoidal. Perforated for suspension. [drawing 1:1]
14254	31-16-500	(none)	(none)	Whetstone. Sandstone.
14260	(none)	1930,1213.242	(none)	Whetstone. Square in section, rounded at top and perforated for suspension.
14272	31-16-496	(none)	(none)	Whetstone. Square in section and tapering towards top. Perforated for suspension.
14287	(none)	(none)	(none)	Whetstone. Flat on one side, convex on the other. Perforated for suspension. [drawing 1:1]
14318	(none)	(none)	(none)	Whetstone. Square in section. Tapering towards top which is rounded & perforated for suspension.
14323	31-16-502	(none)	(none)	Whetstone. Oval in section.Pierced at top for suspension.
16409	(none)	(none)	(none)	Whetstone. Black stone, with small hole for suspension.
16673	(none)	(none)	(none)	Whetstone. Rectangular in section - rounded top. Slightly convex on one side. Pierced for suspension. [drawing 1:1]
16779	(none)	(none)	(none)	Whetstone. Perforated top. [drawing 1:1]
17074A	(none)	1931,1010.132	(none)	Whetstone. (A) Facetted 6 sided. (B) Facetted 4 sided. Pierced for suspension. [Drawing A]