Axehead
Culture
European
Dateabout 1000–1500
Mediumiron
Dimensions10.2 × 19.1 cm (4 × 7 1/2 in.), 3 lb, 8 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.676
DescriptionOf iron, with a slightly inclined upper flat edge and a sharply arched lower edge, meeting at a convex cutting edge. The heavy axehead is wedge-shaped viewed from above. The head is flat at the rear, which extends down in a sharp point. The head is pierced for a staff, with an ovoid hole that tapers to its base. The heavy, wedgelike blade is almost certain to have been for woodcutting rather than combat.ProvenancePurchased by the Museum from Sumner Healey (NYC), his no. C-55, on 20 March 1931. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
On View
Not on view
about 2300–1600 BCE
