Whetstone handle, in form of crouching ibex

An image of Equipment. Handle of whetstone, in form of crouching ibex. Find Spot: Luristan ? Iran/Iraq. Copper alloy, circa 900-701 BC.

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Equipment. Handle of whetstone, in form of crouching ibex. Find Spot: Luristan ? Iran/Iraq. Copper alloy, circa 900-701 BC.

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Accession Number: ANE.19.1981
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Katie Young
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 768 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 62.96kB
Exposure time: 1/90
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 16/1

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8th Century 9th Century animals antiquity BC copper copper alloy crouching equipment Fitz_ANT goats handle handled horned horns ibex Iranian Iraqi whetstone

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