Ancient Amlash Bronze Axe Head

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Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Amlash culture, ca. early 1st millennium BCE. A cast-bronze axe head of a hefty form with a cylindrical socketing shaft, a crescent-shaped back end, and a protruding axe head with a slightly flared head. The entire tool is covered in deep russet-hued patina, and thick layers of mottled brown and green patina have formed over the top in some areas. Size: 4.25" L x 3.1" H (10.8 cm x 7.9 cm).

Provenance: Estate of R. Pearson, Denver, Colorado, ex-Artemis Gallery; ex-John Piscopo collection, San Diego, California, USA, acquired at Alex G. Malloy Auction LIII #1228 (June 16, 1999)

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Condition Report: Nicks and abrasions to socketing shaft, back end, and blade head, with one vertical hairline fissure on socketing shaft, and light encrustations. Nice earthen deposits and wonderful patina throughout.