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)
12002	(none)	1929,1017.396	(none)	Whetstone(broken) Grey stone; stick form.
12165	(none)	1929,1017.395	(none)	Whetstone. Normal type. 1 end perforated for suspension & still containing a fragment of copper wire.
12192	(none)	1935,0113.381	(none)	Whetstone. Normal type.
12198	(none)	(none)	(none)	Whetstone on a copper ring. Normal type. Tip missing.
12202	(none)	1929,1017.399	(none)	Whetstone on copper ring. Normal type.
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.
12348	(none)	(none)	(none)	Whetstone. [drawing]
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.
14250	(none)	(none)	(none)	Whetstone. Rhomdoidal. Perforated for suspension. [drawing 1:1]
14260	(none)	1930,1213.242	(none)	Whetstone. Square in section, rounded at top and 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.
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]