Three Aztec Copper Axe Heads Tepoztli / Tajadero

**Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Mexico City region, Aztec, ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. A fine collection of copper axe heads used as utilitarian tools and as a form of currency. The 3 thicker bl

Pre-Columbian, Mexico City region, Aztec (Mexica), ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. A beautiful example of a "tepoztli", the metal component of a "tlaximaltepoztli" (in Nahuatl, tlaximal=carpentry and tepoztli=me

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Mexico City region, Aztec, ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. A fine copper axe head displaying an elongated body that flares to a curved blade at one end. Used as currency in pre-Columbian M

Pre-Columbian, Mexico City region, Aztec (Mexica), ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. A fine collection of 5 copper axe heads of several shapes. The 2 widest have a straight spine and a blade edge that curves sligh

**Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, Peru, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A set of 3 copper tools from ancient Peru including a large, thin tumi, a slender applicator, and a compact axe head. The tumi f

**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 exhibi

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. A pair of elegant axe heads, solid-cast from copper, with large cylindrical sockets for hafting and a distinctive flattened T-shape. Comes with c

**Originally Listed At $450** Ancient Near East, Southwestern Iran, Elamite culture, ca. 1900 to 1300 BCE. A gathering of 2 axe heads from the ancient Elamites. First is a bronze axe head with a trape

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. early 15th to early 16th century CE. A fine set of 2 cast-copper axe heads of hefty forms, both with stocky tangs and crescent-shaped bl

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Mexico City region, Aztec, ca. 1500 CE. A flat, flared "hoe" shaped piece of copper currency from the Aztec Empire. A lengthy handle extends

The larger copper axe head has a good patina and is approx 4.25" and the smaller is 3" L.

**Originally Listed At $1000** Pre-Columbian, Southern Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1400 to 1533 CE. A cast-copper axe head presenting a thick rectangular body and a crescent-shaped blade with projecting la

An Egyptian rounded copper axe head, Middle Kingdom – Early New Kingdom, c. 2061 – 1292 BC, of rounded form with long lug handles. Reddish patina beneath greenish encrustation. Rare! The rounded a

11 1/2" Wood Stem Hafted Copper Axe Head. Although weathered over time, the rare example exhibits hafting created by a branch growing around the head. Found in Ripley County, IN by Harry Holman.

Ancient Central Europe, Danube River Basin, Hallstatt culture, Late Bronze Age, ca. 1400 to 1100 BCE. An incredibly well-preserved copper axe head of minimalist form with a thick, sturdy body and a ge

Ancient 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 center

Ancient 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 s

**Originally Listed At $350** Ancient Near East, Southwest Iran, Elamite culture, ca. 3000 to 500 BCE. A fine hand-crafted copper axe head with a curved blade and socket. The butt end also features a

Ancient 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 w

**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 back

Ecuador, Copper axe head with rim Manteno. Size 4 1/4 inches widest point,3 1/4 inches high. + mount. A small copper axe head with handle, hole through Provenance: Private Washington DC collection of

Ancient Near East, Neo-Sumerian Empire / Sumeria, ca. 2100 to 1500 BCE. A wonderful pair of ancient Sumerian axe heads: a copper axe head with a spiked butt and a bronze axe head. Probably intended as

Ancient Near East, the Levant, Canaan, Middle Bronze Age, ca. 1950 to 1539 BCE. A fine pair of cast leaded-bronze and copper axe heads with a characteristic 'duckbill' shape and openwork hafting slots

Central Asia, Eastern Iran / Afghanistan, Bactria, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A striking trio of copper axe heads, each displaying a characteristic curved shape and a narrow, ovoid socket drilled