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Collections

Shaft-Hole Axe Headcirca 1350-1000 B.C.

Not on view
Bronze object with heavy green patina, tapering to a point at one end and splitting into five prongs at the other, with a curved hook near the center
Title
Shaft-Hole Axe Head
Culture
Lursitan bronzes
Place Made
Iran, Luristan
Date Made
circa 1350-1000 B.C.
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Length: 8 1/2 in. (21.59 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Carl Holmes
Accession Number
64.12.30
Classification
Arms and Armor
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient