EGYPTIAN BRONZE AXE HEAD

Ca. 2045 - 1794 BC. A bronze, crescent-shaped axe head with three pierced holes for attachment to a handle. Cast using the lost-wax technique. this piece features a high, thick ridge along the back for strength. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 15.2.5a, b. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. Size: 200mm x 70mm; Weight: 260g Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.

Estimate: GBP 300 - 600