Bidspirit auction | RARE MINOAN DOUBLE AXE HEAD

RARE MINOAN DOUBLE AXE HEAD - LABRYS - Ca. 1600 - 1400 BC. A fine and very rare bronze double axe head with opposing wedge-shaped blades flaring from a thickened central socket with a circular hafting eye. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 24.150.11. Size: 145mm x 50mm; Weight: 895g Provenance: Private UK collection; aquired on the German art market. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.