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Early-medieval whetstone
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All rights reserved, Tom Redmayne, 2017-09-29 20:19:36
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Early-medieval whetstone
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English: An incomplete whetstone of probable early-medieval date (c. AD 800 - 1100). The whetstone is formed from a very fine-grained, sedimentary, mica-rich stone. It is sub-rectangular in plan with slightly tapering sides, and is sub-rectangular in cross section. A suspension hole has been drilled in the upper part of the whetstone by drilling from both sides to produce an hourglass-shaped hole, 4.9mm in diameter. The opposite end is broken, probably in antiquity. The stone is similar to other mica schist whetstones found at the same location but is of a finer structure, maybe chosen for a smaller whetstone such as this. Similar examples to this whetstone have been recorded by the PAS and can also been seen in Saunders, Salisbury Museum Catalogue (volume 1) and suggests that it was imported from Norway in the early-medieval period.

It is 54.1mm in length, 13.82mm maximum width, is 7.32mm maximum thickness and weighs 10.67 grams..
Depicted place (County of findspot) Lincolnshire
Date between 800 and 1100
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FindID: 867456
Old ref: PUBLIC-E9CADE
Filename: 2017_0929_121746AA.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/631638
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/631638/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/867456
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