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Shaft-hole Axeheadcirca 1350-1000 B.C.

Not on view
Bronze halberd or axe-like implement with thick teal verdigris patina, four prong-like tines at left, curved blade at right, and small cast animal-head relief at the junction

Unknown, Shaft-hole Axehead, circa 1350-1000 B.C., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Shaft-hole Axehead
Place Made
Iran, Luristan
Date Made
circa 1350-1000 B.C.
Period
Iron Age I-II
Medium
Bronze, cast
Dimensions
2 1/2 x 9 in. (6.4 x 23.7 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.76.97.440
Classification
Arms and Armor
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient
Selected Bibliography
  • Ancient Bronzes, Ceramics, and Seals: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern, Central Asiatic, and European Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1981.