Near Eastern Bronze "Duck Bill" Axe Head

Circa 1500B. Size : 7.5 cm x 6 cm.

A Near Eastern bronze ‘Duck-Billed’ axe-head, c. 2nd Millennium BC, with two oval openings and curved cutting edge. A pleasant example of this distinctive type with mottled green patination. 3 3/8

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, the Levant, Canaan, Middle Bronze Age, ca. 1950 to 1539 BCE. A cast-bronze axe head with the characteristic 'duckbill' shape and openwork hafting slots beh

**Originally Listed At $300** Ancient Near East, the Levant, Canaan, Middle Bronze Age, ca. 1950 to 1539 BCE. A fine bronze axe head formed via the lost wax (cire perdue) process, with a distinct cres

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

Ancient Near East/the Levant, Canaan, Middle Bronze Age, ca. 1950 to 1539 BCE. A finely shaped, bronze, flat axe head with the "duckbill" design - two ovoid openings near the shaft. This piece would b

100% of the Hammer price of all lots sold in this auction will be donated to Community Food Share by Artemis Gallery. $1.00 = 3 meals! **Originally Listed At $500** Ancient Near East, the Levant, C

**Originally Listed At $500** Ancient Near East, the Levant, Canaanite people, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A cast-bronze axe head with an ovoid socket, a ribbed tong-shaped blade, and two elliptical pierc

Ancient Near East, the Levant, Canaan, Middle Bronze Age, ca. 1950 to 1539 BCE. A cast-bronze axe head formed via the lost wax (cire perdue) process, with a distinct crescent-shaped "duckbill" form. T

Ancient Near East, the Levant, Canaan, Middle Bronze Age, ca. 1950 to 1539 BCE. A leaded axe head formed via the lost wax (cire perdue) process, with a distinct crescent-shaped "duckbill" form. The ax

A very impressively well preserved, Ancient Near East, the Levant, Canaan, Middle Bronze Age, circa 16th Century BC, cast bronze axe head formed via the lost wax process, with a distinct crescent shap

A pair of very impressively well preserved, Ancient Near East, the Levant, Canaan, Middle Bronze Age, circa 16th Century BC, cast bronze axe heads formed via the lost wax process, with a distinct cres

Canaan, the Levant, Middle Bronze Age, ca. 1950 to 1539 BCE. This is a finely shaped, bronze flat axe head with the "duckbill" design -- two ovoid openings near the shaft. This piece would be wonderfu

Ancient Near East, Syria, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. This is a really fantastic, wide example of one of the most distinctive cast bronze forms from the ancient Near East. It is the "duckbill" design, cre

A very nice Near Eastern bronze axe head, c. 1200 - 800 BC, cast as one piece with cylindrical shaft-hole with four straight ribs at the back terminating in four long conical points. The upper and low

A wonderful Near Eastern bronze axe head, c. 1200 - 800 BC, cast as one piece with cylindrical shaft-hole with four straight ribs at the back terminating in four long conical points. The upper and low

A very nice Near Eastern bronze axe head, c. 1200 - 800 BC, cast as one piece with cylindrical shaft-hole with four straight ribs at the back terminating in four long conical points. The upper and low

A choice Near Eastern bronze axe head, c. 1200 - 800 BC, cast as one piece with cylindrical shaft-hole with four straight ribs at the back terminating in four long conical points. The upper and lower

A choice Near Eastern bronze axe-head, c. 1000 - 700 BC, cast as a single piece, the shaft-hole with horizontal ridges, a horned goat on the back, rounded projection with and 'eye' on either side just

A nice Near Eastern bronze axe head, c. 1000 - 600 BC, cast, with cylindrical shaft-hole with four straight ribs at the back terminating in four long conical points. The blade curves downward with a f

A Near Eastern bronze axe head, c. 1000 – 600 BC, with long slander blade with curved cutting edge, the socket solid with curved edges. L: 3 ¼ in (8.2cm). Nicely patinated with surface deposits. Ex

A handsome Near Eastern bronze axe head, c. 1000 - 600 BC, the blade reinforced with heaved rib and flared at end with rounded cutting edge. L: 3 3/4 in (9.5 cm). Cleaned and repatinated with nice bro

An attractive Near Eastern bronze axe head, 2nd Millennium BC, with flared blade and rounded cutting edge, the backend rounded, the shaft holes bordered by ridges, the lower descending to a point. L:

A Near Eastern bronze axe head, c. 1200 – 600 BC, the socketed weapon with diamond-shaped profile, the blade flared with rounded cutting edges, the back sides also rounded with a flanged above and b