Ibex Whetstone Handle

1100-900 BC

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

For millennia, whetstones have been used for sharpening various kinds of metal blades. They were particularly important in Luristan, a center that produced bronze blades.

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Title: Ibex Whetstone Handle
Date Created: 1100-900 BC
Physical Dimensions: Overall: 22.3 cm (8 3/4 in.)
Type: Sculpture
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1965.554
Medium: bronze, cast
Department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Luristan, Iran, 1100-900 BC
Credit Line: Gift of the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art on the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary
Collection: Near Eastern Art
Accession Number: 1965.554

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