Elamite Bronze Axe Head, Beautiful Patina!
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Western Asia/modern day southwestern Iran, Kingdom of Elam, ca. later 2nd millennium BCE. I am a sucker for patina, and the patina on this axe is about as thick, tactile and lovely as it comes! A gorgeous axe head, made to imitate a fierce weapon but made most likely to accompany a warrior into the afterlife. The blade flares outward in a spectacular curve, its edge delineated as a thinner border, with the cross-section of the axe's center quite thick. On one side of the blade is an incised checkerboard motif, the back of the weapon with thick blunt appendage. The haft-hole is cylindrical with single hole for attachment to a pole via inserted rivet. A truly gorgeous example! Size: 5.5" L x 4.25" W (14 cm x 10.8 cm)
Axe has been tested using XRF technology and has been determined to be a mixture of copper and tin - AKA bronze - consistent with metals found in this region form this time period.
Provenance: private Everett, Massachusetts, USA collection, purchased from Palmyra Heritage Gallery, New York, USA, December 10, 2017, lot358; ex-Mr. David Saidian estate, New York City, New York, USA
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#182962
Axe has been tested using XRF technology and has been determined to be a mixture of copper and tin - AKA bronze - consistent with metals found in this region form this time period.
Provenance: private Everett, Massachusetts, USA collection, purchased from Palmyra Heritage Gallery, New York, USA, December 10, 2017, lot358; ex-Mr. David Saidian estate, New York City, New York, USA
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#182962
Condition
Near choice.
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Elamite Bronze Axe Head, Beautiful Patina!
Estimate $800 - $1,200
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Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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