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Axe Head
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Axe Head

Artist/Culture
Date2000–1000 BCE
Mediumbronze
Dimensions14.5 × 3 × 7.5 cm (5 11/16 × 1 3/16 × 2 15/16 in.)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Aldus C. Higgins
Terms
Object number1950.4
DescriptionHollow cylindrical head with three points at rear.
On View
Not on view
Conservation Status: Before Treatment
Ceremonial Double-Bladed Axe (tabar)
Persian
1800s
Image Not Available for Right Tasset
Right Tasset
Michel Witz the Younger
about 1530
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Left Tasset
Michel Witz the Younger
about 1530
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
Backplate for Heavy Cavalry Use, decorated with etched bands and borders
Michel Witz the Younger
about 1530
Image Not Available for Bronze Adze Head
Bronze Adze Head
Luristan
1200-800 BCE
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
Left Vambrace
Franz Großschedel
1560–1570
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
Right Vambrace
Franz Großschedel
1560–1570
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
Left Pauldron
Austrian
early 17th century
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
Right Pauldron for a Lancer
Austrian
early 17th century
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
Almain Collar
German
late 1500s
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
Almain Collar
Swiss
1550–1600
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
Right Cuisse
Northern Italian
1560–1570