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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Fenestrated Axe Blade
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

Fenestrated Axe Blade

Possible OriginIran, Asia
PeriodEarly Bronze Age - Middle Bronze Age
Date2200-1800 BCE
MediumBronze
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions5 1/4 x 15/16 x 4 3/16 in., 375 g (13.3 x 2.4 x 10.7 cm, 13 1/4 oz.)
Object number2018.010.060
Published ReferencesHotel des Ventes du Prado, Marseille, Archeologie Objets de Fouilles (20 Decembre 1975), lot 88bis.
ProvenancePurchased by S.A.M. Sanousrit from Hotel des Ventes du Prado, Marseille, France, December 20, 1975, lot 88Bis. 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