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BRONZE AGE AXE WITH ADZE
BRONZE AGE AXE WITH ADZE
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Description
Ca. 1200 - 900 BC.
A cast bronze double axe head, characterized by a short cylindrical shaft hole with a collared rim, a flattened top, a vertical crescent-shaped blade with sides that broaden out towards the cutting edge, and a smaller horizontal adze blade to the back. This type of axe head was commonly used as a weapon and a tool for various tasks such as chopping wood, clearing land, and even in hunting and warfare. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 9482, The Art of Warfare, The Axel Guttmann collection of ancient arms and armour, part II, Lot. 34.
Size: 205mm x 80mm; Weight: 1.15kg
Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1980s.
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BRONZE AGE AXE WITH ADZE

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