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
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
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
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
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
Sold2024Ancient Mesopotamia Luristan Bronze Pickaxe, ex-PiscopoAncient Near East, Northwestern Iran or Iraq, Luristan or Mesopotamia / Sumer, Bronze Age, ca. 2500 to 2000 BCE. This is a beautiful example of a cast bronze axe-pick with a sophisticated design to thSee 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
Sold2016Ancient European Bronze Axe, ex-PiscopoEastern Europe, ca. 1000 BCE. This is a large, heavy, cast bronze axe with a rounded socket and flared blade. It was made during the Bronze Age by one of the many small kingdoms and tribal cultures thSee Sold Price
Sold2016Large Bactrian Bronze Axe, 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; one end flares outward while the bladeSee Sold Price
Sold2019Ancient Chinese Neolithic Bronze Axe, ex-Piscopo**First Time At Auction** East Asia, China, Late Neolithic period, ca. 2000 BCE. A small bronze axe head with a socketed hafting end, a gently tapering neck, a broad head, and flared blade tips. ThickSee Sold Price
Sold2016Superb Luristan Bronze Dagger, ex-PiscopoNear East, Northwest Iran, Luristan, ca. 1250 to 1100 BCE. Lovely bronze dagger, blade in leaf-shape with pointed tip, sculpted handle and twin "knuckle" pommel. A lovely and deadly blade! Size: 11.4"See Sold Price
Sold2015Luristan Bronze Bull, ex-PiscopoNear East, Northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 1000 BCE. A bronze cast standing bull with horned head, pronounced hump on shoulder, and long tail. Brilliant green patina. A lively example from thSee 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
Sold2015Marlik (Luristan) Bronze Spearhead, ex-PiscopoCentral Asia, Marlik (Luristan), Caspian Sea region, ca. 1200 to 1000 BCE. This is a heavy leaf-shaped bronze spearhead with a large rounded central ridge, a long rectangular insertion tang, and a flaSee 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
Sold2016Chinese Han Dynasty Bronze Pole Axe, ex-PiscopoFar East, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A large cast bronze Han Dynasty pole axe with a lengthy dual-edged blade, a pronounced blood ridge on both faces, each ridge punctuated by an attraSee Sold Price
Sold2016Urartu Arsenical Bronze Battle Axe, ex-PiscopoNear East, Urartu culture, modern day Iran / Armenia, ca. 2300 to 2100 BCE. This is a cast bronze battle axe with a flat, rectangular blade and a flared butt with simple, curvilinear raised designs arSee Sold Price
Sold2016Rare Bactrian Bronze Votive Axe, ex-PiscopoCentral Asia, Bactria, ca. 2500 to 2000 BCE. This is a bronze votive axe that would have been placed atop a standard for ceremonial purposes; it has a small, round socket and a hook along the top of tSee Sold Price
Sold2018Lot of 2 Luristan Bronze Vessels, ex-Piscopo**Originally Listed At $200** Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1000 BCE. A pair of bronze vessels, one a bowl with a flared base and steep walls, and one a round-sided bowl with a vSee Sold Price
Sold2018Western Asia / Luristan Bronze Dagger, ex-Piscopo**First Time At Auction** Western Asia, probably Luristan (Iran), ca. 1000 BCE. A thin cast bronze dagger blade with a pronounced midrib and a tang for attachment to a handle (the tang would once haveSee Sold Price
Sold2017Western Asia / Luristan Bronze Spear, ex-Piscopo**Originally Listed At $150** Western Asia, probably Luristan (Iran), ca. 1000 BCE. A thin cast bronze blade with a pronounced midrib and a tang for attachment to a handle (the tang would once have beSee 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
Sold2023Ancient Luristan Bronze Axe c.1000 BC. Ex Axel Guttmann.Ancient Luristan Bronze Axe c.1000 BC. Ex Axel Guttmann. Size 8 1/4 inches length. Fine cast bronze Axe head with choice patina. Custom mounted. Provenance: Private NYC Dr Collection Ex Axel Guttmann.See Sold Price