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Collections

Shaft-hole Axeheadcirca 2100-1750 B.C.

Not on view
Cast metal axe or blade with crescent-shaped left lobe and rounded right lobe, mottled brown and olive patina with surface pitting

Unknown, Shaft-hole Axehead, circa 2100-1750 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 2100-1750 B.C.
Period
Late Bronze Age
Medium
Bronze, cast
Dimensions
2 x 7 1/2 in. (5 x 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.76.97.424
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.