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Whetstone socket
Both bronze and iron weapons and tools required a regular whetting. Simple whetstones, as the ones excavated by the Belgian mission in Bard-i Bal, were most common. Some whetstones, however, were provided with a bronze grip in the shape of an animal, people or fabulous creatures. The style and execution of these whetstone handles is typical for Luristan. The Belgian mission discovered four similar…
Contributors
- Iranian
Subject
- Archaeological artifact
- archaeological objects
Type of item
- Handle
- Collection Iran
Date
- -1300/-801
Contributors
- Iranian
Subject
- Archaeological artifact
- archaeological objects
Type of item
- Handle
- Collection Iran
Date
- -1300/-801
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Rights
- Royal Museums of Art and History
Places
- Geographical Reference > Asia > Near and Middle East > Iran > Luristan (province)
Identifier
- http://mint-projects.image.ntua.gr/Museu/ProvidedCHO/Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire/93859
- IR.0551
- 93859
Extent
- Dimensions H x L x P: 5.0 x 12.5 cm
Format
- Bronze
- Bronze
Is part of
- Europeana Archaeology
Providing country
- Belgium
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2020-10-30T19:11:00.869Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2022-09-30T13:52:53.718Z