Luristan Socketted Bronze Axe Head

12TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.

4 1/8 in. (308 grams, 10.6 cm).

Comprising a wide curving blade and long neck with a band of herringbone decoration at the base, tubular neck with claw-like extension to the rear and a decorative diagonal band to both sides.

Provenance

Acquired on the Swiss art market, 1997.
Private collection, Europe.

CONDITION

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LOT 1453