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Western Asiatic Bronze Flat Axe
Western Asiatic Bronze Flat Axe
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4th millennium B.C. Formed with a rounded butt and slightly flared cutting edge; flat in cross-section. Cf. Çetin, A., Bilgi, Ö., Weapons of the Protohistoric Age, Istanbul, 1989, figs.21-22, pp.50-51. 138 grams, 18.5 cm (7 1/4 in.).

Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.

This type of flat axes appeared in the last phase of the Late Chalcolithic Age. Flat axes without lugs were used as cutting tools or in war. In the later examples the sides of the blades was gradually widening towards the convex cutting edge. [No Reserve]
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Western Asiatic Bronze Flat Axe

Estimate £80 - £100
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Starting Price £5
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