Whetstone Socketcirca 1350-1000 B.C.

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Title: Whetstone Socket
Place Made: Iran, Luristan
Date Made: circa 1350-1000 B.C.
Period: Iron Age I
Medium: Bronze, cast
Dimensions: Socket: Height: 2 1/4 in. (6 cm); Length: 1 3/4 in. (4.8 cm); Hone: Length: 4 3/4 in. (12.3 cm)
Credit Line: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number: M.76.97.513
Classification: Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area: Art of the Middle East: Ancient
Selected Bibliography: Ancient Bronzes, Ceramics, and Seals: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern, Central Asiatic, and European Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1981.

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Title: Whetstone Socket
Place Made: Iran, Luristan
Date Made: circa 1350-1000 B.C.
Period: Iron Age I
Medium: Bronze, cast
Dimensions: Socket: Height: 2 1/4 in. (6 cm); Length: 1 3/4 in. (4.8 cm); Hone: Length: 4 3/4 in. (12.3 cm)
Credit Line: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number: M.76.97.513
Classification: Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area: Art of the Middle East: Ancient
Selected Bibliography: Ancient Bronzes, Ceramics, and Seals: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern, Central Asiatic, and European Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1981.