Description:

Native American, United States, Archaic to early Woodlands period, ca. 6000 BCE to 500 CE. Native American, United States, Archaic to Early Woodland Period, ca. 6000 BCE to 500 CE. A large "nutting stone" with two shallow depressions, accompanied by a smaller palm-sized stone also bearing two worked indentations. The exact function of these tools remains debated, though they are widely thought to have served as portable mortars for grinding foods such as nuts and seeds, and may also have been used for polishing other implements or as friction points for fire-making. Size of larger: 7" L x 5" W x 2.5" H (17.8 cm x 12.7 cm x 6.4 cm)

Provenance: private Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA collection

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  • Condition: Chips and abrasions to both from age and use. Light mineral deposits.

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