Pestle

Weight

84-21-12A

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 84-21-12A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Period Neolithic
Date Made Chinese Neolithic
Section Asian
Materials Fossiliferous Stone
Technique Carved | Polished
Iconography Animals
Description

Weight or pestle. Carved cone with rounded end and smooth surface. Top is flat with crudely carved front quarters of two animals joined at body. Hole between legs of animals. Stone is dark with lighter colored striations with fossilized plant or animal on one side.

Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bull, 1984

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