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WHETSTONE
Unique ID: BUC-96740E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A n undated whetstone, possibly incomplete.
The piece is sub-cylindrical, having an oval cross section and being roughly finished at both ends. The material is a light brown sandstone and there are no signs of the piece having been used.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 50.96 mm
Weight: 76 g
Diameter: 32.25 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 26th August 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Stone
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Uncertain
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
To be known as: Quainton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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