Late 3rd millennium B.C.. Plain cylindrical shaft, bulbous towards the top with an incised animal face to the rear of the shaft, the blade with a convex cutting edge. Cf. Mahboubian, H., Art of Ancient Iran, copper and bronze, London, 1997, p.170, fig.178b, for similar type; Gernez, G., L’armament en métal au Proche et Moyen-Orient: des origines a 1750 av. J.C., Paris, 2007, p.124, fig.2.6, subtype H2.B.b. 206 grams, 78 mm (3 in.).

The type belongs to the Gernez classification of collared axes, with trapezoidal blade and cylindrical sleeve. This set of fairly standardised axes is characterised by a trapezoidal blade, a cylindrical collar with a clear moulding at its base and a marked angular moulding at its top, extending onto the top of the blade. This basic model is exclusively from Susa.

with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.