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Polishing Stone

Origin

Unknown

Material

Very dark brown (T51) quartzite

Description

Polishing stone manufactured from a water-rolled pebble, fully polished. Triangular outline with a projecting butt. Flat, parallel faces. Edges completely rounded. Vertical butt, slightly off-centre and leaning to the right. A fresh fracture is visible on one of the terminal faces of the polished area. Surface with a lustrous patina.

Classification and chronology

Type … / Neolithic / Chalcolithic / …

Dimensions

Maximum length: 87 mm; Maximum width: 93 mm; Maximum thickness: 17 mm; Weight: 205,5 gr.

Deposit

MMAP, n.º 933.

Bibli.

MOREIRA 2007, 48.