Auction 005 Part 2
FINE ANCIENT ART, ANTIQUITIES & MILITARIA - DAY 2
By Apollo Art Auctions
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Jul 14, 2024
63-64 Margaret St. London, W1W 8SW
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LOT 546:
WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE HEAD OF AXE
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Start price:
£
300
Estimated price :
£450 - £900
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WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE HEAD OF AXE
Ca. 1200 - 1000 BC A cast bronze spike-butted Western Asiatic axe head, featuring a cylindrical shaft hole decorated with furrowed ribs leading to five spread spikes. The blade features an initially short straight shaft, which widens into a sharply curved triangular-shaped head with thickening upper and lower rims. For similar see: Harvard Art Museum, Object Number 1931.2. Size: 85mm x 180mm; Weight: 695g Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK / International art markets.
