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LOT 1346
Large Luristan Bronze Socketted Axe-Adze
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
9 1/2 in. (1.14 kg, 24 cm).
With tapering socket and flared rim to the mouth, vertical axe-blade with curved cutting edge, horizontal adze blade of similar proportions.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Cf. Christie's, The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 2, London, 2004, items 21, 34.
FootnotesThe earliest axe-adzes from the 3rd millennium B.C. were weapons and tools furnished with socketted holes. Usually the socket is a more secure way of attaching the object to a wooden haft than having a tang. These weapons developed into a range of different forms in the 2nd millennium B.C., which were used until at least 800 B.C.
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Medieval Iron Axehead
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
With square butt, scooped underside and a flared blade. 1.04 kg, 16 cm
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Margiana Bronze Axehead
Late 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £140
With a narrow neck and rounded bill-shaped blade, rounded wings to the socket and square-headed stud behind. 289 grams, 18.3 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1988.
These categories of axes were of Oriental production, coming from the territories of Bactria and Margiana, occasionally imported in Elam and Luristan. The anthropomorphic and zoomorphic patterns are sometimes visible, as well as the button at the back of the heel (very common) are related to examples of Luristan, but the style differs markedly.
