ANCIENT BRONZE LABRYS VOTIVE AXE
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Ca. 1200–700 BC. Western Asiatic. A beautiful two-bladed axe head of the labrys type. Bronze weaponry production flourished from the 2nd millennium BC to about 700 BC when it was gradually replaced by iron. Swords, mace heads, spears and arrows were exchanged via trade and war and are discovered in both civic and ritual contexts. An axe head such as this one would have been an important symbol of rank, and have served a purpose in warfare, but also in religious contexts as mace heads were common votive offerings in shrines. Cast spike-butted axes are hallmarks of Western-Asiatic bronze weaponry during the First Iron Age Period, between 1200 and 1000 BC. Most of the Western-Asiatic bronze items have been recovered in funerary contexts. Custom made stand included. Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s. Size: L:81mm / W:73mm ; 175g
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ANCIENT BRONZE LABRYS VOTIVE AXE
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