Beeswax block
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wax
Measurements
40 x 60 mm; 85 mm (Length)
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 552371.8
Summary
One rectangular block of beeswax, used for waxing linen thread. Constant use has left grooves cut into wax, made by running thread over wax.
Provenance
Purchased as part of Geler Jones Collection in 1994.