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LOT 1601

Luristan Socketted Axehead

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

6 7/8 in. (755 grams, 17.5 cm).

An adze-axe head with central shaft hole and curved blades.

Provenance

Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Literature

Cf. Christie's, The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 2, London, 2004, item 34, p.32.

Footnotes

The adze-axe was a fundamental axe of many Bronze Age cultures over the world. Its form was one that lends itself to dual purposes - for war and peace. As a tool, it functions in fabricating wood and as a weapon, its heavy mass and compact form make it a deadly striking and chopping weapon, even able to defeat light armour.

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LOT 1601

Luristan Socketted Axehead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

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