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Object Number
36-1-50/1834
Display Title
2 Broken pounding stones or pestles
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ground stone pestles or axes, broken, pointed at one end, flared at the other
Classification
- Raw Material
- Pestle
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Neolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Mauritania
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Aouker
Africa / French West Africa / <State> / <County> / <City> / Aouker
Africa / French West Africa / <State> / <County> / <City> / Aouker
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 19.5 x 7 x 5.2 cm (7 11/16 x 2 3/4 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
36-1-50/1834; Aouker
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36-1-50/1832 | Broken pounding stone & stone pestle, oval in shape & round in section |
Pestle
Raw Material |
Aouker
Aouker | |
| 36-1-50/1857 | 2 ovoid stone pestles |
Pestle
Raw Material |
French West Africa
Nigeria | |
| 76-46-10/10421 | Pestles, broken |
Pestle
|
Ipswich
| |
| 99-30-10/56363 | Pestles, 1 broken |
Pestle
|
John Sajamore's Indian village
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Pestles/grinding stones
| 03-42-10/63628 | Pestles/grinding stones |
Pestle
|
Kimmswick
| |
|
Image Not Available
for 3 sandstone pestles
| 55-60-50/9950 | 3 sandstone pestles |
Pestle
|
Sudan
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Cylindrical stone pestles
| 17-6-30/C7823 | Cylindrical stone pestles |
Pestle
|
Bari
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Broken pestles (reused)
| 19-21-30/C8732 | Broken pestles (reused) |
Pestle
|
Esperanza
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Conical stone pestles
| 17-6-30/C7824 | Conical stone pestles |
Pestle
|
Bo Florida
| |
| 36-1-50/1858 | 2 large cylindrical stone pestles |
Pestle
Raw Material |
French West Africa
Nigeria | |
| 36-1-50/1855 | 2 small stone pestles |
Pestle
Raw Material |
Nigeria
French West Africa | |
| 36-1-50/1831 | 2 stone pestles - medium sized |
Pestle
Raw Material |
Aouker
Aouker |