Flat Axehead
Dateabout 2300–1600 BCE
Mediumcast bronze
Dimensions5.7 × 15.2 cm (2 1/4 × 6 in.), 1 lb (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
MarkingsIn red ink on blade: 101.
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.506
DescriptionEarly to Middle Bronze Age. Flat blade with gently convex cutting edge. The body tapers to a blunt end.ProvenancePurchased by JWH from Sumner Healey, N.Y., April 30, 1929. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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about 1200–900 BCE
about 1700–1710
about 3000–1500 BCE