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Asian Art
Explore image in Whetstone Handle in Shape of Ibex
1000–800 B.C.E.
Bronze
3 3/4 × 2 5/8 × 2 1/8 in. (9.5 × 6.7 × 5.4 cm)
Collection of Mary C. and James W. Fosburgh, B.A. 1933, M.A. 1935
1979.14.130
Geography:
Probably Luristan (Lorestan), Iran
Culture:
Iranian/Persian, probably Luristan
Period:
Iron Age
Classification:
Tools and Equipment
Provenance:
Mary Cushing Fosburgh (1906–1978) and James Whitney Fosburgh (1910–1978), New York; bequeathed to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 1979
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
