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LOT 1094

Luristan Bronze Axehead

12TH-11TH CENTURY B.C.

6 7/8 in. (939 grams, 17.5 cm).

With elliptical socket and slightly flaring cheeks with cutting edge.

Provenance

Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.

Footnotes

The axe corresponds to the Maxwell-Hyslop Type 20A, similar to specimens from Ordu and purely Asiatic in inspiration. An axe from Giyan has a distinct shaft tube which is not present on the Ordu axe, but the shape of the blade is similar and it is probable that smiths travelling over the Eastern Anatolian and Persian trade routes were responsible for making these typologies of axes.

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LOT 1094

Luristan Bronze Axehead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £91

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