Lot Essay
Cf. Exhibition catalogue, In Pursuit of the Absolute: Art of the Ancient World from the George Ortiz Collection, The Royal Academy, London, 1994, no. 211 for similar.
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9TH-7TH CENTURY B.C., KOBAN CULTURE
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A CAUCASIAN BRONZE AXE HEAD
9TH-7TH CENTURY B.C., KOBAN CULTURE
With elliptical shaft-hole and crescentic blade, twin vertical ribs at the butt and sharply defined facets, 'blackened' patina
7 in. (17.9 cm.) long
9TH-7TH CENTURY B.C., KOBAN CULTURE
With elliptical shaft-hole and crescentic blade, twin vertical ribs at the butt and sharply defined facets, 'blackened' patina
7 in. (17.9 cm.) long
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