NEB013
Near Eastern bronze axe head.
Second Millennium BC.
W. 9.5 cm (3 6/8 in.), H. 9.5 cm (3 6/8 in)
Chipped at upper tip of the blade, otherwise perfect.
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The battle axe with the blade projecting from the upper part of the socket, widening towards the crescent-shaped sharp edge. Thin ridge along the edges of the blade. Socket with concave upper edge marked by a thick ridge. Two rounded protrusions on the back. Two radial ridges circling lower part of the socket.
This type of axe head is known as Elamite, with some examples coming from Luristan.
Cf. Muscarella O.W., Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1988, fig. 334.
Amiet, P., et al., 1981, p.60, fig. 182.
Muscarella O.W., Bronze and Iron. Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988.
Amiet, P., Desroches Noblecour, C., Pasquier, A., Baratte, F., Metzger, C., Art in the Ancient Word. A Handbook of styles and Forms, Faber and Faber, London, 1981.
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