Details

Object type

pounder/grinder

Place Associated

Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Tiree, Balevullin Sands (place found)

Date

Neolithic, possibly, circa 4000-2500 BC

Materials

stone

Dimensions

overall: 114 mm x 96 mm x 70 mm 1083 g

Description

One pounder/grinder of light grey stone. Teardrop-shaped on plan. Pounder use-wear at each end, and grinder use-wear in the same areas. The bottom is very flat and is speckled with dark patches, indicating another grinder use-wear surface. Collected by Mr A. Henderson Bishop. Mann Collection.

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Mr Ludovic McLellan Mann, 1955

ID Number

A.1955.96.10.b

Location

In storage