Luristan Copper Axe Head

Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A lovely cast-copper axe head with a long narrow blade and a rounded butt end. A circular socketing hole is set through the center

Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A fine axe head cast from copper, that may have been intended for ceremonial use. The axe features a long socketing shaft that is s

Ancient Near East, Luristan, modern-day Iran, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. This is a large, heavy, lost-wax cast copper axe head with a bulbous design on its socket and a flat, flared butt. Ancient Luristan w

**Originally Listed At $500** Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan culture, ca. 9th to 7th century BCE. An intriguing axe head forged from copper of perhaps a ceremonial form. Atop the back

Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A lovely cast copper-bronze axe head with two distinct faces. A large socketing shaft is adorned with a ringed base and a molded ri

**Originally Listed At $800** Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A fine set of axe heads that are cast from either bronze or copper. The petite copper axe head exhibi

1st millennium BC. A bronze axehead with flaring blade decorated with a crouching lion with hooked axe shape coming out of its mouth; blade is attached to the haft by a lion head; haft decorated with

**Originally Listed At $1000** Pre-Columbian, Southern Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1400 to 1533 CE. A cast-copper axe head presenting a thick rectangular body and a crescent-shaped blade with projecting la

An Egyptian rounded copper axe head, Middle Kingdom – Early New Kingdom, c. 2061 – 1292 BC, of rounded form with long lug handles. Reddish patina beneath greenish encrustation. Rare! The rounded a

Pre-Columbian, Mexico City region, Aztec (Mexica), ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. A beautiful example of a "tepoztli", the metal component of a "tlaximaltepoztli" (in Nahuatl, tlaximal=carpentry and tepoztli=me

11 1/2" Wood Stem Hafted Copper Axe Head. Although weathered over time, the rare example exhibits hafting created by a branch growing around the head. Found in Ripley County, IN by Harry Holman.

**Originally Listed At $450** Ancient Near East, Southwestern Iran, Elamite culture, ca. 1900 to 1300 BCE. A gathering of 2 axe heads from the ancient Elamites. First is a bronze axe head with a trape

Ancient Central Europe, Danube River Basin, Hallstatt culture, Late Bronze Age, ca. 1400 to 1100 BCE. An incredibly well-preserved copper axe head of minimalist form with a thick, sturdy body and a ge

**Originally Listed At $350** Ancient Near East, Southwest Iran, Elamite culture, ca. 3000 to 500 BCE. A fine hand-crafted copper axe head with a curved blade and socket. The butt end also features a

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Mexico City region, Aztec, ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. A fine copper axe head displaying an elongated body that flares to a curved blade at one end. Used as currency in pre-Columbian M

13th-7th century BC. A bronze axe head with tubular socket and slightly bent rectangular-section blade, an flat extension to the back of the socket with applied triangular decoration. 250 grams, 12.5c

Ecuador, Copper axe head with rim Manteno. Size 4 1/4 inches widest point,3 1/4 inches high. + mount. A small copper axe head with handle, hole through Provenance: Private Washington DC collection of

The larger copper axe head has a good patina and is approx 4.25" and the smaller is 3" L.

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. A pair of elegant axe heads, solid-cast from copper, with large cylindrical sockets for hafting and a distinctive flattened T-shape. Comes with c

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. early 15th to early 16th century CE. A fine set of 2 cast-copper axe heads of hefty forms, both with stocky tangs and crescent-shaped bl

**Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Mexico City region, Aztec, ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. A fine collection of copper axe heads used as utilitarian tools and as a form of currency. The 3 thicker bl

13th-6th century BC. A bronze axehead with tubular socket and rectangular blade, ribbed collar to lower edge of the socket and open-mouthed beast-head above. 171 grams, 11.5cm (4 1/2") Property of a r

13th-6th century BC. A bronze adze with expanding triangular-section blade, tubular socket with rib detailing, figure of a boar to the rear of the socket modelled in the round with hatched bristles an

2nd millennium BC. A bronze axehead with tubular socket and rectangular blade, slightly hooked to the underside; projecting section to the back with standing male figure to either side. 310 grams, 13c