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Collections

Adze-axeheadcirca 800-650 B.C.

Not on view
Bronze axe with cylindrical handle featuring a molded human face in relief, wide asymmetrical blade with green patina

Unknown, Adze-axehead, circa 800-650 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
Adze-axehead
Place Made
Iran, Luristan
Date Made
circa 800-650 B.C.
Period
Iron Age III
Medium
Bronze, cast
Dimensions
Height: 3 15/16 in. (9.7 cm); Length: 7 5/8 in. (19 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.76.97.417
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.