Whetstone from a Foundation Deposit
Object type: Whetstone, tool, Senenmut
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions: l. 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Deir el-Bahri
Locale: Tomb of Senenmut (TT 353)
Locus: Foundation deposit 1
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1926–27
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1927
Accession year: 1927