Large Western Asiatic Bronze Axe Head, 2nd - 1st

Title: Large Western Asiatic Bronze Axe Head, c. 2nd - 1st Millennium B.C. Date & Origin: Western Asiatic, 2nd - 1st Millennium B.C. Desciption: Double edge axe, one side fan shaped with thinning blad

2nd-1st millennium BC. A bronze axehead with leaf-shaped blade with central ridge, socket with small rim to top and bottom; to the side small figures of two men wrestling. 187 grams, 16cm (6 1/4") Pro

2nd-1st millennium BC. A bronze axehead with rectangular blade with central ridge, socket with small rim to top and bottom; to the rear, a curved spur. 315 grams, 17cm (6 3/4") From an old German coll

Middle East, Iran, Luristan culture, ca. late 2nd to early 1st millennium BCE. Large bronze axe head with curved cutting blade flaring down, tapering to cylindrical shaft with four butt spikes. Blade

Middle East, Iran, Luristan culture, ca. late 2nd to early 1st millennium BCE. Large bronze axe head with long cutting blade flaring downward, tapering to cylindrical shaft with thirteen conical butt

1st millennium BC. A bronze axehead with flaring blade decorated with a crouching lion with hooked axe shape coming out of its mouth; blade is attached to the haft by a lion head; haft decorated with

Early 1st millennium BC. A bronze axehead with C-shaped asymmetric blade, ovoid-section socket with rim to the mouth, rear flange formed as two bird's wings spread for flight and regardant head on a l

2nd millennium BC. A bronze axehead with ovoid socket and ribbed tongue-shaped blade, two elliptical piercings to each face extending to the socket. 285 grams, 11cm (4 1/4") From a West Sussex collect

2nd millennium BC. A bronze axehead comprising a tubular socket with thickened rim above mouth to the lower rim, D-shaped rear flange with median rib, narrow blade with curved edge. Cf. Godard, F. The

2nd millennium BC. A bronze axehead with tubular socket and rectangular blade, slightly hooked to the underside; projecting section to the back with standing male figure to either side. 310 grams, 13c

2nd millennium BC. A bronze axehead with narrow lentoid-section shank, flared blade with raised Y-shaped lateral strips, concave mouths to the socket, scroll detailing to the mouths and finial. 210 gr

2nd millennium BC. A bronze axehead with tubular socket, ribs extending to spikes to the rear, curved blade with flange to the top and bottom edges. 281 grams, 15.5cm (6") Private collection, North Lo

2nd millennium BC. A bronze axehead with tubular socket, four ribs extending to spikes to the rear, curved blade with flange to the top and bottom edges. Cf. Legrain, L. Luristan Bronzes in the Univer

2nd millennium BC. A bronze axehead with crescentic blade, waisted neck with T-shaped extension to the rear. 390 grams, 13cm (5"). Property of a London collector, acquired in the early 1990s.

3rd-early 2nd millennium BC. A bronze axehead with rounded butt, vertical socket with C-shaped rim above and below, slender lentoid-section blade with rounded expanding edge. 175 grams, 10cm (4"). Pri

3rd-early 2nd millennium BC. A bronze axehead with rounded butt, vertical socket with C-shaped rim above and below, slender lentoid-section blade with rounded expanding edge. Cf. Godard, F. The Art of

13th-6th century BC. A large bronze axehead with v-shaped socket and swept lower edge to the blade; raised rib to the socket. 345 grams, 17.8cm (7"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired prior to

6th-4th century BC. A bronze axehead comprising a tubular body with ribbed collars, pelta-shaped blade, three large lugs to the reverse. 232 grams, 88mm (3 1/2") Property of a North West London gentle

2nd millennium BC. A flat-section bronze axehead with rectangular tang, trapezoidal body and flared blade with curved cutting edge. 46 grams, 96mm (3 3/4") UK art market, acquired prior to 2000.

1st millennium BC. A miniature bronze axehead with square socket ribbed to each face, triangular blade with spur to the upper edge; old collector's label '274' to one face. 70 grams, 74mm (3") Propert

1st millennium BC. A substantial bronze axehead with square cutting edge, broad blade developing to a bulbous median section and round socket, short neck to the rear with square hammer face. 573 grams

Late 2nd-early 1st millennium B.C. A copper-alloy adze-axe head composed of an off-centre cylindrical socket, one blade at a right angle to the socket with tapering sides and D-section cutting edge; o

2nd-1st millennium BC or later. A bronze figurine of a standing male wearing kilt, belt and headdress. See Aruz, J. Art of the First Cities. The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Ind

Late 2nd-early 1st millennium B.C. A substantial bronze halberd-shaped axehead with long, narrow, subtriangular blade projecting from a flange, cutaway section at the base and a knob formed as a griff