BRONZE AGE BATTLE AXE WITH RARE PATTERN

2000-1000 BC, Bronze Age, Luristan. Rare decorated bronze axe with flat, curved blade, prominent midrib which splits to form three branches as it approaches the blade, and circular socket. Bronze weaponry production flourished from the 3000 BC – 1200 BC, when it was gradually replaced by iron over the following 500 years. Swords, spears, and arrows were important symbols of war in Bronze Age societies and served as powerful reminders that authority rested in the hands of those who could earn it. Superb condition; on custom-made stand. Size: H:110mm/L:150mm/H:70mm (without stand); 402g. Provenance: Property of a North London professional; previously acquire on the UK/European art market in the 1980s;