Description:

Near East, Persia, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. This remarkable bronze axe features a fenestrated blade and a distinctive panther head motif. Crafted in ancient Luristan, this type of bronze weaponry is emblematic of the region’s highly skilled metalwork during the early 1st millennium BCE. The fenestrations, or openwork sections, along the blade were likely decorative, giving the piece both an aesthetic yet intimidating quality. The panther head, meticulously cast with stylized features, adds a powerful presence to the axe, symbolizing ferocity and agility. Luristan bronze items such as this were often used in ceremonial contexts, and the panther motif would have conveyed the warrior or owner’s desired qualities in life and possibly in the afterlife. Size: 9" L x 4" H (22.9 cm x 10.2 cm)

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Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, aquired before 2004

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