- Name:
- Pestle / Handstone
- Description:
Ground stone pestle or handstone from the Clark Collection. Manufactured from a fine-grained igneous or metamorphic stone, the artifact exhibits smoothed surfaces and wear consistent with use in grinding, pounding, or food-processing activities.
- Accession Number:
- 2024.1.601
- Prior Inventory Number:
- M39-53
- Collection:
- Sub Collection:
- Category:
- Anthropology
- Keywords:
- Handstone, Pestle
- Object Size (LxWxH):
- 4.5" x 2" x 1"
- Type/Materials:
- Fine-grained igneous stone
- Origin Continent:
- North America
- Origin Country:
- United States
- Origin State/Province:
- MA
- Date/Era:
- Quarternary Period (0-2.6m years)