WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE AXE HEAD

Ca. 1200 - 800 BC A Western Asiatic cast-bronze axe head of unusual form bearing a paddle-shaped blade head that projects slightly downwards from the slender neck. The socketing shaft is comprised of open cylindrical flanges. On the other side, there is a long solid horizontal blade. Layers of brown and green patina have formed across the weapon throughout centuries of environmental exposure. For similar see: Christie's Live Auction 4925, Antiquties, Lot. 172.
Size: 60mm x 160mm; Weight: 550g
Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old Canadian collection of F. N., Ontario, formed in the 1980s.

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Estimate: GBP 150 - 300