Lot of 3 Ancient Canaanite Axe Heads (Copper & Bronze)
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Description
Ancient Near East, the Levant, Canaan, Middle Bronze Age, ca. 1950 to 1539 BCE. A set of 3 ancient axe heads, 2 cast from bronze and the largest from copper. The slender axe heads each have an ovoid socketing shaft and a lengthy blade while the largest exhibits a heftier form and a wider striking edge. Each tool is covered in thick, naturally-occurring layers of patina in hues of green and brown as well as russet patina in some areas. Size of largest: 5.4" L x 2.3" W (13.7 cm x 5.8 cm)
Provenance: private Everett, Massachusetts, USA collection, acquired from Artemis Gallery, December 21, 2017, lot 52; ex-private New York, USA collection, acquired in the Holy Land in the 1990s
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#183047
Provenance: private Everett, Massachusetts, USA collection, acquired from Artemis Gallery, December 21, 2017, lot 52; ex-private New York, USA collection, acquired in the Holy Land in the 1990s
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.
#183047
Condition
Each with minor earthen deposits and abrasions, otherwise intact and very good. Great patina throughout.
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Lot of 3 Ancient Canaanite Axe Heads (Copper & Bronze)
Estimate $900 - $1,350
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Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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