Burnishers/Rubbing Stones

This category includes stones used for burnishing or sharpening tools.

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
12771J	(none)	1928,1010.716	(none)	Objects. (A) Miniature white calcite bowl (the rim chipped) thus [reference to drawing] [Type RC12]. [drawing 1:1] (B) Shallow bowl of basic diorite (?). (C) Fragment of stone bowl (?) re-used and pierced with 3 holes: basic diorite (?). [drawing] (D) Miniature square box roughly made from light drab clay. (E) Miniature clay bowl. (F) Miniature goblet in light drab clay thus [reference to drawing]. [drawing 1:2] (G) Wheelmade pot of pinkish clay with pin-hole orifice at neck (neck broken off). [drawing] (H) Clay bead (?) or handle (?) rough cylinder longitudinally pierced. [U.12771I not assigned] (J) Oval pebble burnisher. Thin and flat. (K) Flint chip. (L) Flint saw. (M) Part of clay jar-sealing with indistinct traces of relief. (N) Clay jar sealing with rows of animals. [drawing 1:1] (O) Flint hoe (?) of T.O. type [Tel Obaid].
14487A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Two rubbing stones. Lava (pumice?). Mounted in bitumen for holding. Not in catalog.
14487B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Two rubbing stones. Lava (pumice?). Mounted in bitumen for holding. Not in catalog.
15585	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone burnisher. Long round pebble, each end used for rubbing with the tool held at 45o with the object. [drawing]
16348	(none)	(none)	(none)	Rubbing stone. Black Diorite.
6235A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Pair of black rubbing stones. Nob of one fitting into socket of the other. E.
6235B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Pair of black rubbing stones. Nob of one fitting into socket of the other. E.
8025	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone rubber. Black diorite. [drawing 1:1]