The battle axe of "Eye Glasses" type with rounded blade, fenestrated with two oblong openings, with cylindrical socket and ridges around the openings.
An outstanding fine example of this rare axe type.
Cf. Miron, E., Stuttgart, 1992, Cat. No. 231, p. 53, Plate 15.
Muscarella O.W., New York, 1988, p. 286, fig. 510.
Miron, E., Axes and Adzes from Canaan, Institute of Archeology, Tel-Aviv University, Franz Steiner Verlag , Stuttgart, 1992
Muscarella O.W., Bronze and Iron. Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988.