**Originally Listed At $300**

Northern / Western Europe, Bronze Age, ca. 1200 to 700 BCE. A fine cast-bronze axe head of a sturdy construction with a thick, vertically-oriented blade, an open shoulder, and a tubular socketing shaft with a pair of horizontal rings, all covered in lustrous layers of green and brown patina. The area behind the shoulder is missing, suggesting a back and possibly a top portion were present at one time. Based on the overall size and thick blade head, this axe was likely used as a tool for cutting and shaping softer materials rather than in battle. Custom museum-quality display stand included. Size: 3.25" L x 1.625" W x 2" H (8.3 cm x 4.1 cm x 5.1 cm); 4.625" H (11.7 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private Oconto, Wisconsin, USA collection

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#136839

Surface wear and abrasions commensurate with age and use, losses to top and verso of shoulder, minor nicks to socketing shaft, shoulder, and axe head, with light roughness across top and shaft. Light earthen deposits and great green and brown patina throughout.