Bronze Adze Head
Artist/Culture
Luristan
(1200–800 BCE)
Date1200-800 BCE
Mediumcast bronze
Dimensions11 × 14 × 3.7 cm (4 5/16 × 5 1/2 × 1 7/16 in.)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineDirector's Discretionary Fund and Alexander H. Bullock Fund
Object number1980.9
DescriptionCylindrical socket; in front the adze blade issues from the mouth of an unidentified animal; to the rear the socket is backed by 4 smaller animal heads of similar form. The socket is wrapped by 4 double-bands suggestive of ties on earlier stone weapons.Weight is c. 8 oz. (unsure of the level of accuracy of the scales).
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about 1200–900 BCE
700s BCE