Axehead
Dateabout 1200–900 BCE
Mediumcast bronze
Dimensions10.5 × 19.1 cm (4 1/8 × 7 1/2 in.), 12 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.511
DescriptionFlat blade, irregularly fan-shaped with thickened ridge at tip & bottom, curving down & towards hollow socket for handle. Opposite the blade, 4 finger-like projections joined together 0.015 cm. from socket. Socket with 4 raised moldings which are ornamented with incisions. 1 ridge on each side extends half-way down blade & forms arrow-shape at tip.Label TextThe complex shape reflects advanced bronzeworking technology. The angle of the blade would actually have made this a piercing rather than a chopping weapon, perhaps accounting for the broken tip, and possibly implying use against opponents with some kind of armor.ProvenancePurchased by John W. Higgins from A. Durand, 17 Rue de Tournon, [Paris?] on August 29, 1933. Given to the Armory on December 26, 1946. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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700s BCE
