Title: Whetstone
Object type: Whetstone
Date: ca. 1550–1458 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
Reign: reign of Ahmose–Joint reign
Medium: Fine-grained quartzite
Dimensions: L. 9.9 × H. 1 × D. 1.8 cm (3 7/8 × 3/8 × 11/16 in.)
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif Tomb CC 37, Hall (C) burial 16, inside oval basket Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1911 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY