BRONZE AGE BRONZE ADZE AXE HEAD
Western Asiatic, Ca. 1200-700 BC.
A bronze axe head with a curved blade, tapering cheek, and a wedge-shaped adze to the rear. The shaft short and cylindrical. An axe such as this one would have been an important symbol of rank, and have served a purpose in warfare, but also in religious contexts as axes were common votive offerings in shrines.
Size: L:95mm / W:250mm ; 1.23kg
Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.
Estimate: GBP 100 - 200