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KOBAN CULTURE, CIRCA 9TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A CAUCASIAN BRONZE AXE-HEAD
KOBAN CULTURE, CIRCA 9TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
With elliptical shaft-hole and crescentic blade decorated on both sides with hatched geometric patterns, two arched bands and row of triangles following the curve of the blade, with triangle and diamond motifs flanking the shaft-hole
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) long
KOBAN CULTURE, CIRCA 9TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
With elliptical shaft-hole and crescentic blade decorated on both sides with hatched geometric patterns, two arched bands and row of triangles following the curve of the blade, with triangle and diamond motifs flanking the shaft-hole
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) long
Provenance
Formerly in an American private collection, mid-1990s.
French private collection.
French private collection.
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