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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Axe Head
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Axe Head

Possible OriginIran, Asia
PeriodIron Age I
Date14th-12th Century BCE
MediumBronze
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions2 5/16 x 2 11/16 x 6 7/16 in., 550 g (5.9 x 6.9 x 16.4 cm, 1 lb. 3 3/8 oz.)
Object number2018.010.050
Published ReferencesHotel des Ventes, Marseille, Archeologie (28 Fevrier 1974), lot 136.
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Hotel des Ventes, Mareille, France, February 28, 1974, lot 136. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art