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Image Not Available for 3 sandstone pestles
3 sandstone pestles
Image Not Available for 3 sandstone pestles
Object Number 55-60-50/9950
Display Title 3 sandstone pestles
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone pestles, small, 1 broken, sandstone, 1 end pointed, other end round
Classification
  • Pestle
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Khartoum Neolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Sudan
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa: Sudan; Kaderu; Khartoum, about 20 km. NNE of
Materials Sandstone
Dimensions Overall: 7.7 x 3 x 2.5 cm (3 1/16 x 1 3/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 55-60-50/9950; A12; A13; A14

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