• r8-hob-282-10
    HoB 282: Large whetstone or polishing stone. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Large whetstone or polishing stone

Date
Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC, Early Lydian
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
S64.048
Material
Stone
Object Type
Stone Implement
Site
Sardis
Sector
HoB
Trench
HoB
Locus
HoB Lydian IV - *96.4 Floor at W20/S115-120
B-Grid Coordinates
W20 - W23 / S117.5 - S119 *97 - 96.4
Findspot
W20-23 / S117.5-119 *97.0-96.40
Description
Rectangular stone with rounded ends. The top dips down in the middle and is smoothed by wear.
Dimensions
H. 0.04, W. 0.05, L. 0.133 m; Wt. ca. 350 g.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
Author
AR