Bronze Fenestrated Axe Head, 2100 BCE - 1600 BCE
Bronze
14.6 x 14.6 cm
5 3/4 x 5 3/4 in
5 3/4 x 5 3/4 in
FZ.079
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Possessing a precise, sculptural beauty, this splendid and usually large axe head must have once belonged to a great warrior. Though time has blunted its elegant blade somewhat, it has...
Possessing a precise, sculptural beauty, this splendid and usually large axe head must have once belonged to a great warrior. Though time has blunted its elegant blade somewhat, it has not softened its awesome energy. There is no question that this axe has an exciting history--a past full of adventure--but we should perhaps be grateful that the details have been lost to the centuries.
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