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Luristan Bronze Axe Head. “private british collection, formed in the 1980s” the seller guarantees that he acquired this piece according to all national and international laws related to the ownership of cultural property. Beautiful green patination covers the surface.

Luristan Bronze Axe Head, Iran, c. 2nd 1st Millennium
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Bronzes of this kind were plundered from the cemeteries and shrines of the area from the 1920s onwards. From gallery previous owners history: Axe heads of this type were one of the hallmarks of luristan’s bronze production during iron age i.

Luristan Bronze Axe Head, Iran, c. 2nd 1st Millennium

Another with ribbed shaft and oval knob along top edge of flared blade, 5¾ in. The shaft hole features collared upper and lower edges, modelled in v shapes and displaying incised grooves. Beautiful green patination covers the surface. Among the most characteristic are a range of objects with a hollow socket or open ring, designed to be fixed at the top of a pole or other vertical support, often using a separate intervening fitting.