Sold2023Luristan Copper Axe Head, ex-PiscopoAncient Near East, Luristan, modern-day Iran, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. This is a large, heavy, lost-wax cast copper axe head with a bulbous design on its socket and a flat, flared butt. Ancient Luristan wSee Sold Price
Sold2024Luristan Copper Mace Head, Bull Form, ex-PiscopoAncient Near East, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 650 BCE. An impressive copper mace head in the shape of a standing bull, his horns tilted forward and his tail up and perked. The ancient weapon would have beeSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early Central European Copper Socketed Axe, ex-Piscopo**First Time At Auction** Central Europe, ca. late 4th to early 3rd millennium BCE. A hefty and compact hammered copper axe head. It features a wide socketing end with a central ridge along the verso,See Sold Price
Sold2016Ancient Luristan Bronze Axe, ex-PiscopoLuristan, modern-day Iran, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. This is a large, heavy, lost-wax cast bronze axe head with a downward curving blade and a simple round socket with rims on both top and bottom. AncientSee Sold Price
Sold2018Trio of Luristan Bronze Weapons - Ex-Piscopo**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A trio of well-aged bronze armaments in three unique weapon typologies. First is a socketed axe head with a flat butt end, aSee Sold Price
Sold2016Large Ancient Luristan Bronze Axe, ex-PiscopoAncient Near East, ca. 2000 BCE. This is a gorgeous example of a large cast bronze axe head with clean, simple design and an elongated ovoid socket. Size: 7.4" L x 3.4" W (18.8 cm x 8.6 cm). ProvenanSee Sold Price
Sold2016Rare Ancient Hittite Copper Axe, ex-PiscopoHittite Empire, Middle Bronze Age, ca. 1600 to 1180 BCE. This is a copper axe headwith a flared end and a dark patina. Axe heads like this were often the product of patronage from Hittite rulers. TheySee Sold Price
Sold2016Luristan Bronze Pick-Axe Decorated Butt, ex-PiscopoAncient Near East, most likely Iran, ca. 2500 to 2000 BCE. This is a cast copper alloy pick-axe with a round, elongated shaft hole and a butt with four blunted spikes. Where the shaft hole meets the tSee Sold Price
Sold2021Luristan Copper Axe HeadAncient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A lovely cast-copper axe head with a long narrow blade and a rounded butt end. A circular socketing hole is set through the centerSee Sold Price
Sold2021Fine Luristan Copper Axe Head w/ SnakeAncient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A fine axe head cast from copper, that may have been intended for ceremonial use. The axe features a long socketing shaft that is sSee Sold Price
Sold2022Luristan Copper Axe Head w/ Abstract Zoomorph**Originally Listed At $500** Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan culture, ca. 9th to 7th century BCE. An intriguing axe head forged from copper of perhaps a ceremonial form. Atop the backSee Sold Price
Sold2018Large Central Asian Bronze Axe Head, ex-Piscopo**Originally Listed At $350** Bactria-Margiana (BMAC), modern day central Asia, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. This is a bronze axe head with a characteristic curved shape and narrow socket; based onSee Sold Price
Sold2016Canaanite Bronze / Lead Axe Head, ex-PiscopoAncient Near East, Canaan, Middle Bronze Age II, 1900 to 1550 BCE. This is a long, thin ceremonial axe head made of cast bronze and dipped in lead, giving it a very interesting white patina. This stylSee Sold Price
Sold2023Ancient Near Eastern Urartu Bronze Axe Head, ex-Piscopo**Originally Listed At $250** Ancient Near East, Eastern Turkey, Iran, and Armenia, Urartu culture, Iron Age, ca. 900 to 600 BCE. A cast bronze axe head with a slender but thick blade that extends froSee Sold Price
Sold2016Ancient Bactrian Curved Bronze Axe Head, ex-PiscopoBactria-Margiana (BMAC), modern day central Asia, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. This is a bronze axe head with a characteristic curved shape and narrow socket. As ever, central Asia was a crossroadsSee Sold Price
Sold2024Miniature Ancient Elamite Bronze Axe Heads, ex-PiscopoAncient Near East, Iran, Elamite people, ca. 2200 BCE. A pair of well-shaped bronze axe heads with short, curved blades and long cylindrical sockets. These emphasize the beautiful, but simple geometrySee Sold Price
Sold2016Pr Chinese Brown Socketed Axe Heads, ex-PiscopoChina, Bronze Age, ca. 1700 to 200 CE. This is a pair of small bronze socketed axe heads. One has the remnants of a wooden handle inside of its socket; the other, slightly larger, has an incised desigSee Sold Price
Sold2023Luristan Bronze Axe Head, Persia, ex. Bonhams, c. Early 1st Millennium B.C.Luristan Bronze Axe Head, Persia, ex. Bonhams, c. Early 1st Millennium B.C.Slender shaft with spike base.Size:11.6 cm L - 4 1/2 inches Material:Bronze Culture:Luristan, Iran, c. 2nd - 1st Millennium BSee Sold Price
Sold2018Luristan Copper / Bronze Socketed Axe HeadAncient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A lovely cast copper-bronze axe head with two distinct faces. A large socketing shaft is adorned with a ringed base and a molded riSee Sold Price
Sold2016Ancient Luristan Bronze Mace Head, ex-PiscopoNear East, Iran, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 800 BCE. A bronze cast Luristan mace-head in a tubular form with twelve faceted phalanges in three rows around the center, and a simple upper and lower rim. NiceSee Sold Price
2016Ancient Luristan Bronze Mace Head, ex-PiscopoNear East, Iran, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 800 BCE. A bronze cast Luristan mace-head in a tubular form with twelve faceted phalanges in three rows around the center, and a simple upper and lower rim. NiceSee Sold Price
Sold2024Luristan Bronze Axe Head & Copper Axe Head**Originally Listed At $800** Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A fine set of axe heads that are cast from either bronze or copper. The petite copper axe head exhibiSee Sold Price
Sold2015Luristan Bronze Axe Decorated Border, ex-PiscopoNorthwest Iran, ca. 1200 to 1000 BCE. Heavy bronze socket axe, decorative border surrounds the entire piece. Interestingly, this axe must have been either purely for votive purposes or as a grave goodSee Sold Price
Sold2015Luristan Bronze Axe w/ Animal Attachment, ex-PiscopoNorthwest Iran, Luristan culture, ca. 1200 to 1000 BCE. Very rare and desirable bronze axe. Long socket with adze-shaped blade, some form of animal (looks like a shrew, but probably a dog or feline) oSee Sold Price
Jun 28Galerie Zacke A LURISTAN BRONZE 'IBEX' AXE-HEAD, LAST QUARTER OF 2ND TO EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM BC€300
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BonhamsTWO CAST BRONZE WEAPONS, A YUE AXE HEAD AND A GE HALBERD The Yue late Shang Dynasty; the Ge East...$280(17 bids)