Harvard Art Museums > 1920.44.15: Whetstone Tools and Equipment Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Whetstone , 1920.44.15,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/292595. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1920.44.15 Title Whetstone Classification Tools and Equipment Work Type whetstone Date 900-700 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Luristan (Iran) Period Iron Age Culture Iranian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/292595 Physical Descriptions Medium Stone Dimensions 2 x 2 x 11.9 cm (13/16 x 13/16 x 4 11/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Miss Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, Boston, MA and Miss Margaret Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1920), gift; to the Fogg Museum, 1920. Note: The Misses Norton were daughters of Charles Elliot Norton (1827-1908). Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Misses Norton Accession Year 1920 Object Number 1920.44.15 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Whetstone with hole for attachment to bronze finial of the type found in Luristan; compare 1931.4. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
