Pestle

Object/Artifact

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Old Colony History Museum

Name/Title

Pestle

Entry/Object ID

1976.29b

Description

Pecked and ground pestle with use evident on both rounded ends; one end fits the right hand perfectly just above the sticker label; iron spots evident

Made/Created

Date made

6000 BP

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Pestle, Food

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tool, Food Grinding

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Food Preparation Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Food Processing & Preparation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Getty AAT

Concept

pestles

Search Terms

SUBJECTS: Indigenous peoples

Material

Gray basalt