Description:

Ancient Northern Europe, British Isles, England, Late Bronze Age, ca. 900 BCE. A striking leaded bronze socketed axe head featuring a flared, curved blade and rectangular body with a double-lipped socket and a petite side loop below. Dating from the Late Bronze Age, this finely preserved socketed bronze axe head exhibits features of form and construction that distinguish a family of axes used in the British Isles. It is of a particular type that captures the refinement of form and decoration that marks the final stage in the development of a class of weapons that was most popular. Size: 4.2" L x 1.6" W x 2.2" H (10.7 cm x 4.1 cm x 5.6 cm); 5.6" H (14.2 cm) on included custom stand.

Cf. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2017.38.

Provenance: ex-Austin, Texas, USA collection acquired from Ancient & Oriental Gallery, London, United Kingdom, November 2020

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#188849

  • Condition: Chip to socket with stable fissure as shown. Nicks and abrasions to surface, all commensurate with age. Polished in modern times. Otherwise, intact and excellent with nice patina.

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