Grinders, Pounders, Picks

This category includes objects used for pounding or grinding. These objects are probably used mostly in food preparation and fine manufacturing

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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)
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.
13705A	(none)	(none)	(none)	(A) Upper quern-stone. dark grey larve. Set in a round-topped lump of bitumen which served as a handle; (B) A lower saddle quern-stone of dark lava.
13705B	(none)	1930,1213.271	(none)	(A) Upper quern-stone. dark grey larve. Set in a round-topped lump of bitumen which served as a handle; (B) A lower saddle quern-stone of dark lava.
13730	31-16-470	(none)	(none)	Pounding-stone or hand hammer. Pebble. A flattened sphere; on one flattened side bruises due to hammering.
13738	31-16-471	(none)	(none)	Pounder. White limestone. Not in catalog. [drawing]
13748	(none)	1930,1213.232	(none)	Pounder. Dark grey stone. Polished. Section at base. Not in catalog. [drawing 1:1]
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.
14487A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Two rubbing stones. Lava (pumice?). Mounted in bitumen for holding. Not in catalog.
14487B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Two rubbing stones. Lava (pumice?). Mounted in bitumen for holding. Not in catalog.
15585	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone burnisher. Long round pebble, each end used for rubbing with the tool held at 45o with the object. [drawing]
15587	31-16-478	(none)	(none)	Stone grinder. Grey mottled steatite. [drawing]
16144	(none)	(none)	(none)	Granite pestle(?) Truncated cone with lugs at side. [drawing]
16265	31-43-267	(none)	(none)	Stone hammer. diorite. [drawing 1:1]