Photographer: Andrea Blumtritt | Rights management: Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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Small, decorated grating table. The stone tool consists of a curved, rectangular worktop and three trapezoidal legs with a small base. An avimorphic head protome is attached to the one-legged narrow side of the object. It has a large, curved beak that is partially fragmented. The upper, lower and lateral surfaces of the base stone are decorated with engraved geometric motifs. The three legs of the object also feature a deep, continuous hole that was drilled from one side. The two opposing legs differ from the single support, which is more massive, longer and more inclined. While the insides of the rear legs were left undecorated, the single support element was engraved on three sides. The work surface of the rubbing table shows clear signs of use. The corners and edges of the object show signs of breakage and abrasion. One long side has a large chip. The engraved decoration is slightly eroded. The plate decorations have been partially levelled. (Künne 2005) Further information on the social, symbolic and cultural significance, as well as on the find context and periodisation could not be integrated into the long description due to technical problems at Museum Plus.
