Bronze Age - Luristan - Axe Head > Lot No. 804

Description:
Circa 2000 BC - 600 BC. A combined axe-adze with circular shaft hole; the transverse blade trapezoid with expanding cutting edge; the axial blade expanded with slightly curved cutting edge.

Measurements:
270 grams, 103 mm.

Condition:
Fine condition.

References:
Lord McAlpine Antiquities from Europe and the Near East, p.128, 17.15.

Provenance:
From an old English collection.

Estimate: £150 - 200 (EUR 190 - 250; USD 240 - 320)

Auction date: Thursday 9th September 2010 at The Swedenborg Hall 20-21 Bloomsbury Way
London WC1A 2TH