Whetstone
87-39-1132
From: Switzerland | Zurich Canton | Lake Pfaffikon | Robenhausen
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | 87-39-1132 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Neolithic | Swiss Lake Dweller |
| Provenience | Switzerland | Zurich Canton | Lake Pfaffikon | Robenhausen |
| Period | Neolithic |
| Date Made | 4300-2450 BCE |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Sandstone |
| Description | Whetstone - fine grained sandstone. Depressed surface from use, on both faces. "Robenhausen 6 Schleifstein" written on object. Fine grained sandstone. Partly rounded outline. (HNW 1933) |
| Length | 12 cm |
| Width | 7 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 1987 |
| Other Number | L-37-1132 - Old Museum Number | 1172 - Collector Number | 6 - Original Number |
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