Whetstone
B16695
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Iraq | Ur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | B16695 |
| Current Location | Middle East Galleries - On Display |
| Provenience | Iraq | Ur |
| Archaeology Area | PG 789 |
| Date Made | ca. 2450 BCE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Gold | Lapis Lazuli |
| Description | CBS Register: lapis whetstone and gold ring. This lapis lazuli whetstone with gold ring was found, along with a dagger, in one of the wagons in PG 789. It was apparently worn by the wagon’s driver. The dagger had a copper or bronze blade, its hilt was of gold set with lapis lazuli studs, and the hilt was plated with silver and had gold studs in its pommel. |
| Height | 1.3 cm |
| Length | 11.1 cm |
| Width | 1 cm |
| Credit Line | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1928 |
| Other Number | U.10552 - Field No SF |
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