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Whetstone handle, in form of crouching ibex

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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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