Whetstone

Unknown

ca. 1550–1458 B.C. · Fine-grained quartzite · Egyptian Art

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.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1550–1458 B.C.

Medium

Fine-grained quartzite

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926