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Western Asiatic Elamite Axehead with Beast-Head

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Western Asiatic Elamite Axehead with Beast-Head

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2nd millennium BC. A bronze axehead comprising a tubular socket with thickened rim above mouth to the lower rim, D-shaped rear flange with median rib, narrow blade with curved edge. Cf. Godard, F. The Art of Iran, London, 1965, item 86. 244 grams, 12.5cm (5"). Ex Cologne private collection.