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Ceremonial Chandrasa (Large Socketed Axe)circa 1st-3rd century A.D.

Not on view
Bronze curved blade with a flared, fish-tail-shaped projection near the top, heavily patinated in mottled green and gray tones
Bronze ge (dagger-axe) blade fragment, showing a curved lower edge and upswept finial, with mottled green patina across the surface.
Bronze ge dagger-axe with a long, curved blade tapering to a point, and a small projecting tang at the top; heavily patinated surface in mottled green and brown
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Ceremonial Chandrasa (Large Socketed Axe)
Place Made
Indonesia
Date Made
circa 1st-3rd century A.D.
Medium
Copper alloy
Dimensions
22 × 45 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (55.88 × 116.21 × 8.26 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Murray and Virginia Ward
Accession Number
M.2004.6
Classification
Arms and Armor
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography

  • Brown, Robert L. "Selections From the Southeast Asian Art Collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art." Arts of Asia 38 (3): 75-87 (May-June 2008)