A curious and unusual eccentric flint collected in the 19th century (1800 to 1900 England)

Flint

18.00cm wide 18.00cm high 14.00cm deep (7.09 inches wide7.09 inches high5.51 inches deep)

Provenance : The Panecea Society, Bedford UK

Commonly found in the chalk and limestone of western Europe, flint and chert are opaque chalcedony, usually dull grey to grey black in colour which break with a pronounced conchoidal fracture giving sharp edges, a property that was exploited by pre-historic man in making flint axes and other implements. Flint frequently contains fossils.

A curious and unusual eccentric flint collected in the 19th century with a label reading :

'I also enclose a stone labourers found on my land. It is known as a 'crown stone' and is a curio. I think it may be a foscilised fruit or some ancient chestnut'

Size : 18cm high x 18 cm wide x 14 cm deep
7 ins high x 7 ins wide x 5 ins deep