Loading, please wait...
Details
LOT 0865
Western Asiatic Bronze Flat Axe
CIRCA 3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 in. (156 grams, 17.7 cm).
Comprising a wedge-shaped blade and piriform handle. [No Reserve]
Provenance
UK private collection formed before 2000.
Ex North London, UK, gallery.
Literature
Cf. Gernez, G., L’armament en métal au Proche et Moyen-Orient: des origines a 1750 av. J.C., Paris, 2007, fig.2.3, subtype of flat axes H.1..B, for the type.
Footnotes
These blades were fitted directly to the handle or via a sheath. Flat axes, whose axis is parallel to that of the handle, often had a rounded edge like in our specimen, or a flared and bevelled edge, while flat adzes have an axis perpendicular to that of the handle and a bevel edge on one side only. Their shape comes directly from the lithic axes of the Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods.
CONDITIONVETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
RELATED LOTS
-
Gemstone with Kufic Inscription in Silver Ring
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Carnelian bezel with inscribed names of Muhammed and twelve Imams, in a later silver finger ring. 13.18 grams, 29.95 mm overall, 20.42 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.15, Japan 22)
Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Bowl with Internal Concentric Circles
9th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Hemispherical in form, the interior base incised with shallow concentric lines; interior and exterior tinned or silvered. 261 grams, 15.5 cm wide
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. -
Amlash Decorated Bronze Ring
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Featuring a large discoid bezel displaying concentric roundels of pellets, supported by a gently carinated hoop. 12.66 grams, 28.14 mm overall, 19.69 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
Ex private collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.
