Cleveland Museum of Art

Ibex Whetstone Handle

Date: 1100–900 BCE
Medium: bronze, cast
Culture: Iran, Luristan
Department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art

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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