Lot 1371

Babylonian Bronze Duck-Billed Axehead

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Item Details

Description

2nd millennium B.C. Duck-billed shaft-hole axehead featuring a curved, tongue-shaped blade with two voided 'eyes' and a raised median ridge; repaired. Cf. Gernez, G., L’Armament en métal au Proche et Moyen-Orient: des origines a 1750 av. J.C., Paris, 2007, fig.2.42, type H4b. 168 grams, 10.3 cm (4 in.).

Collected from 1969-1999.From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.