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Bactrian Bronze Eye Axehead
Bactrian Bronze Eye Axehead
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3rd-2nd millennium B.C. Fan-shaped blade; an apotropaic eye in relief to each side of the socket; wing-shaped extension to the rear. Cf. Gernez, G., L’armament en métal au Proche et Moyen-Orient: des origines a 1750 av. J.C., Paris, 2007, fig.2.15, subtype H 2.I.b. 327 grams, 16 cm (6 1/4 in.).

From an old London, UK, collection. Ex London, UK, gallery.

Most of these axes are believed to have originated in Bactria, but some objects come from well documented contexts in Margiane (Gonur), Lut (Shahdad) and Kermanshah (Khinaman). According to Gernez they were made for ceremonial use.
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Bactrian Bronze Eye Axehead

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Starting Price £180
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