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Socket Adze300 B.C.-A.D. 150

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Bronze axe head with hourglass profile, heavily corroded with mottled green and turquoise patina over reddish-brown metal

Unknown, Socket Adze, 300 B.C.-A.D. 150, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Gary and Helen Edwards Pipkin, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Socket Adze
Place Made
Northeastern Thailand, Ban Chiang culture
Date Made
300 B.C.-A.D. 150
Medium
Copper alloy
Dimensions
2 3/4 x 1 7/16 x 3/4 in. (6.98 x 3.65 x 1.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Gary and Helen Edwards Pipkin
Accession Number
AC1999.241.8
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art