MYCENAEAN DOUBLE AXE HEAD WITH INSCRIPTION
Bronze age. Double axe with oval shaft hole and flaring blades. Upper edge chased with symbols in prehistoric linear script, relating to linear A and linear B scripts. Paperwork accompanying this piece has catalog page stating Mycenaean. Receipt from Charles Ede lists axe with description: Minoan, 8th c. BC. Dimensions: (Blade) L 8.5" x W 3" x D 1.5" Condition: Some bright green and red encrustation. Intact, with edge chips. On custom base. Provenance: Collection of Stephenson, Greenwich, CT. Acquired from Charles Ede, London, September 2006. Prior to Ede, private Israeli collection.
Condition Report: OUR AUCTIONS WILL CONTINUE ONLINE ONLY THROUGH MARCH AND APRIL, YOU CAN STILL BID WITH CONFIDENCE AS ALL PURCHASES WILL BE STORED WITH NO FEE UNTIL BUYERS ARE ABLE TO ARRANGE SHIPPING OR PICK UP AFTER GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS ARE LIFTED. WE APPRECIATE YOUR PARTICIPATION IN OUR AUCTIONS AND HOPE THAT THIS WILL PROVIDE SOME DISTRACTION WHILE EVERYONE IS STUCK AT HOME. All the items in this sale are located at our Norwalk, CT Gallery. The Absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be requested via email. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Westport Auction shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
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Bronze age. Double axe with oval shaft hole and flaring blades. Upper edge chased with symbols in prehistoric linear script, relating to linear A and linear B scripts. Paperwork accompanying this piece has catalog page stating Mycenaean. Receipt from Charles Ede lists axe with description: Minoan, 8th c. BC. Dimensions: (Blade) L 8.5" x W 3" x D 1.5" Condition: Some bright green and red encrustation. Intact, with edge chips. On custom base. Provenance: Collection of Stephenson, Greenwich, CT. Acquired from Charles Ede, London, September 2006. Prior to Ede, private Israeli collection.
Condition Report: OUR AUCTIONS WILL CONTINUE ONLINE ONLY THROUGH MARCH AND APRIL, YOU CAN STILL BID WITH CONFIDENCE AS ALL PURCHASES WILL BE STORED WITH NO FEE UNTIL BUYERS ARE ABLE TO ARRANGE SHIPPING OR PICK UP AFTER GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS ARE LIFTED. WE APPRECIATE YOUR PARTICIPATION IN OUR AUCTIONS AND HOPE THAT THIS WILL PROVIDE SOME DISTRACTION WHILE EVERYONE IS STUCK AT HOME. All the items in this sale are located at our Norwalk, CT Gallery. The Absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be requested via email. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Westport Auction shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
