Pestle
- Object Name:
- Pestle
- Object ID:
- 1977.502.003
- Description:
- Pestle, gneiss. Dark gray stone. Shape, double-tapered, slightly flattened cylinder. Working end, rounded and smooth. Slight shoulder about 2.7" from end, where body slightly enlarged and surface rougher. Below shoulder, surface smooth with some small pits in it. Rest of body, relatively smooth, but with weathering and small pits. Opposite end, slightly off-center, oval, rounded shape with small incised band around stone. Center of band: 1.2" from end of stone. Band width: 0.2 to 0.3" wide. Band depth: 0.13" on one side and 0.18" on opposite side, 0.16" on one edge and 0.17" on other edge. Definite boundary lines within stone. Layers relatively thin. On the two less-curved sides, many reflective surfaces from large grains in stone.
- Material:
- Stone
- Dimensions:
- W-2.1 L-12.3 D-1.8 inches Weight-45.3 oz
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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