Caption

Whetstone, unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop; Early Jazira III / Early Dynastic III period ca. 2600–ca. 2350 BC; elongated, flat boulder with a biconically drilled hole at the top of the narrower end; tool whetstone, abrasive tool; material: stone; origin: Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin, Tell Rad Shakra, northeastern Syria; dimensions: height 10.5 cm, width 3.5 cm, depth 0.7 cm., A vertically oriented elongated stone object with a rounded top and a slightly irregular bottom edge, featuring a circular hole near the top; the surface shows a coarse, mottled texture with patches of lighter beige areas and thin lighter veins against an overall gray and brown coloration, and the background is a flat muted gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_380

License type

Rights managed

Available size

45.2Mb (2.9Mb) / 8.8in x 20.0in / 2633 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Whetstone unknown northern Mesopotamian workshop Early Jazira III Early Dynastic III period ca 2600–ca 2350 Bc elongated flat boulder biconically drilled hole top narrower tool whetstone abrasive tool material stone origin Northern Mesopotamia Khabur basin Tell Rad Shakra northeastern Syria dimensions height 10.5 cm width 3.5 cm depth 0.7 cm vertically oriented stone object rounded top slightly irregular bottom edge featuring circular hole near surface coarse mottled texture patches lighter beige areas thin lighter veins gray brown coloration background flat muted gray.