A substantial bronze axe head with short cylindrical shaft. The tool has a vertical blade on one side set at a right angle to the rear horizontal blade, flat on the top.
Near Eastern Iron-age: Circa 1200-900 BC.
Condition: Very Fine. The metal is good.; the surface has green patination and light accretions.
Length 23 cms (9 ins)
Weight 1041 grams
(NB. not supplied with stand).
Throughout the Ancient World, from Greece to Persia, battles raged. The skilled Ancient Near Eastern craftsmen developed great skill in bronze working, producing some of the finest weaponry then available.
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SKU: K091
£275.00 Regular Price
£225.00Sale Price
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