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LOT 1371

Babylonian Bronze Duck-Billed Axehead

2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

4 in. (168 grams, 10.3 cm).

Duck-billed shaft-hole axehead featuring a curved, tongue-shaped blade with two voided 'eyes' and a raised median ridge; repaired.

Provenance

Collected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.

Literature

Cf. Gernez, G., L’Armament en métal au Proche et Moyen-Orient: des origines a 1750 av. J.C., Paris, 2007, fig.2.42, type H4b.

CONDITION

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LOT 1371

Babylonian Bronze Duck-Billed Axehead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £156

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