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Whetstone
Date
ca. 1550–1458 B.C.
Medium
Fine-grained quartzite
Dimensions
L. 9.9 × H. 1 × D. 1.8 cm (3 7/8 × 3/8 × 11/16 in.)
Department
Egyptian Art
Gallery
114
Location
114
Credit
Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926

Description

Overview Whetstone New Kingdom ca. 1550–1458 B.C. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 114 This whetstone is part of a set of toiletry equipment (26.7.837a–d) that included a razor, tweezers and a mirror, and a kohl tube (26.7.1447), all found in a rush basket.