Sling stone

Details

• Title

  Sling stone

• Associated people

  Edward Tindall (1814 - 1877) (field collector)

• Associated place

  Europe › United Kingdom › England › Yorkshire Wolds (find spot)

• Date

  Neolithic Period (Britain) (c. 4000 - c. 2500 cal.BC)

• Material and technique

  flint

• Material index

  inorganic › mineral › silica › flint

• Object type

  arms/armour › ammunition › sling-shot

• Dimensions

  4.9 cm (height)
  4.8 cm (width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Arthur Evans, from the collection of Sir John Evans, 1927.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1927.3962

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