Luristan Bronze / Copper Axe Heads, ex-Piscopo

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

Luristan, 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. Ancient

**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, a

Ancient 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). Provenan

Ancient 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 t

Hittite 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. They

Ancient 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 geometry

**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 on

**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 fro

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. As ever, central Asia was a crossroads

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 B

Near 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. Nice

Ancient 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 styl

Near 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. Nice

**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

Northwest 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 good

Northwest 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) o

Ancient 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 bee

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

Ancient Luristan Bronze Axe head c.1000 BC. Size 7 inches length. Unusual Type Luristan bronze Axe head, ancient near east Luristan. Condition: surface incrustation otherwise perfect. Provenance: EX C

Ancient Luristan Bronze Axe head c.1000 BC. Size 6 1/4 inches length. A cast bronze tool axe head. Nice patina. Ex Fortuna Gallery NYC.

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

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; one end flares outward while the blade

**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,