Rounded stone with flattened pounding surface

Rounded stone with flattened pounding surface, brown

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Rounded stone with flattened pounding surface, brown
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Rounded stone with flattened pounding surface, brown, probably excavated at Wangford, England, no production particulars

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A659406
Materials:
stone
Measurements:
height 38 mm
width 38 mm
depth 24 mm
type:
pounders

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