Bronze Axe Head-Four Prongs
Unidentified Luristan maker
Near East
about 7th century BCE
Bronze
Overall: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
163.61.15169
Geography
Place Made: Iran, West Asia, Asia
Period
1000 BCE-1 CE
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
Near East
Not on view
Course History
ANTH 12.2, Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, Daniel Potts, Spring 2014
Provenance
Professor Robert J. Poor, Hanover, New Hampshire; sold to present collection, 1963.
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