Ban Chiang bronze bracelets and a socketed axe head

Southeast Asia, Thailand, Ban Chiang, ca. 300 BCE. A two-part terracotta mold used to cast bronze axe heads. The two halves have flat bases, rounded exterior walls, and an ovular hole on top when plac

Western Asiatic, Ca. 1200-700 BC. An attractive ceremonial axe head with flared blade and wide, cylindrical shaft tube. On the back, a solid bronze animal climbs the poll of the axe. The diligently wo

Ancient Greece, Classical Period, ca. 5th century CE. A gorgeous cast-bronze axe head with a crested back ridge, a circular socketing hole with a small protrusion on the ends of the upper and lower sp

Ancient 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 ri

Luristan, modern-day Iran, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. This is a large, heavy, lost-wax cast bronze axe head with four horizontal ridges around the socket and projecting slightly from the butt. Ancient Luris

Ca. 1200–700 BC. Western Asiatic. A finely modelled Western-Asiatic cast bronze double axe head, composed of a long, tubular socket with four ribbed borders, a convex axe blade and an adze blad

Ca. 1200–700 BC. Western Asiatic. Cast axe head comprising of a tubular socket with ribbed borders, a scroll to the upper edge and bulb below, a collar can be seen above the lower rim. The asym

**Originally Listed At $400** Southeast Asia, Thailand, Ban Chiang culture, ca. 1st millennium BCE. A collection of five heavy, cast bronze bracelets. Two are wide rings with two horn-like projections

**Originally Listed At $250** Luristan, modern-day Iran, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A diminutive lost-wax cast bronze axe head with a simple blade curved on its lower edge and flat and unsharpened along the

**First Time At Auction** Southeast Asia, Thailand, Ban Chiang culture, ca. 1st millennium BCE. A pretty pair of bronze armbands, each ringed with studded circular bells. The largest has an incised ch

Ca. 1200–700 BC. Western Asiatic. Cast axe head comprising of a tubular socket with ribbed borders, a scroll to the upper edge and bulb below, collar above the lower rim. A short blade with a w

ca. 1200–700 BC. Western Asia. A bronze axe head with curved blade, triangular cheek, two parallel horizontal collars stretching from poll to cheek, and a heavy, circular socket; custom-made stand i

Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A bronze socketed axe head in one of the most iconic weapon forms from ancient Luristan. The axe has a dramatically curved blade th

A bronze socketed axe head, Central Europe. 4" L Provenance: Ex collection New York, NY NOTE: This lot has a reserve. Reserve must be met to win the lot.

China, 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 desig

**First Time At Auction** Eastern Europe / Central Asia, Hungary, Bronze Age, ca. 7th to 5th century BCE. A hefty cast bronze axe head with a slightly-flared blade, sharply-angled sides, a thick neck,

Date: ca. 800 BC Materials: Bronze Dimensions: 104mm h x 46mm w x 39mm d - 273.4grams Provenance/Additional Information: From an old British collection, aquired from a private collector in London, for

ca. 800–600 BC. European. An hefty cast bronze axe head with flared blade, blunt sides, a thick neck, and a rounded collar with a hoop.The head is socketed, with a circular opening for a handle. Goo

**Originally Listed At $100** Ancient Near East, modern-day Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A cast-bronze socketed pick-axe head of a lengthy form, its blade elongated and gently tapered to a rou

Ancient socketed Bronze Axe Head Bronze Age c.900 BC. size 4 inches length. Bronze Age socketed axe head wirh flared blade. Provenance: Ex Eldert Bontekoe, Pegasi. Ann Harbor Michigan, USA.

Ancient European Bronze Age Flat Axe Date: ca. 1500 BC Material: bronze Size: 92mm; 156grams Superb European Bronze Age socketed axehead with loop. Rare example of early human technology and metal wor

Ancient European Bronze Age Socketed Axe Date: ca. 1200- 800 BC Material: bronze Size: 87mm; 187grams Superb European Bronze Age socketed axehead with loop. Rare example of early human technology and

Ancient European Bronze Age Flat Axe Date: ca. 1500 BC Superb European Bronze Age socketed axehead with loop. Rare example of early human technology and metal working. Typical type for the central reg

Northern Europe, Late Bronze Age (Celtic), ca. 800 to 500 BCE. An excellently-preserved example of a cast bronze axe head. The head is socketed, with a rectangular opening for a handle. The blade has