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Description
Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran / Turkey, Luristan, Iron Age, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A pair of cast copper and bronze axe heads, both similarly designed with a long narrow blade and a rounded butt end. A circular socketing hole is set through the center with four pointed tabs around the rim. The rounded edges of the blades suggest that these were ceremonial pieces perhaps for ritual or burial, rather than for warfare. A green patina and dark toning covers the surfaces of both. Size: 4.25" L x 2" W (10.8 cm x 5.1 cm)
Provenance: private Everett, Massachusetts, USA collection acquired from Timeline Auctions, 2019, # 32019, lot 2529; ex-Artemis Gallery May 6th 2021, lot# 86C; ex-private San Francisco, California, USA collection, acquired 1970s to 2000
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#183181
Provenance: private Everett, Massachusetts, USA collection acquired from Timeline Auctions, 2019, # 32019, lot 2529; ex-Artemis Gallery May 6th 2021, lot# 86C; ex-private San Francisco, California, USA collection, acquired 1970s to 2000
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
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#183181
Condition
Minor nicks to peripheries. Otherwise both are intact and excellent with a rich green patina and mineral deposits. The narrow blade may have been polished in recent times.
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Two Iron Age Luristan Bronze & Copper Axe Heads
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PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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