Lot Essay
For discussion of similar axe blades cf. W. C. Hayes, The Scepter of Egypt, vol. I, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1953, pp. 282-283, fig. 185.
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MIDDLE KINGDOM, 12TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 1985-1773 B.C.
Details
TWO EGYPTIAN BRONZE OR COPPER ALLOY AXE BLADES
MIDDLE KINGDOM, 12TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 1985-1773 B.C.
Comprising one of elongated crescentic form with three attachment tangs, each pierced for bindings; and one of crescentic form with three attachment tangs, each with single piercing
12 5/8 in. (32 cm.) long and 7 ½ in. (19 cm.) long respectively
MIDDLE KINGDOM, 12TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 1985-1773 B.C.
Comprising one of elongated crescentic form with three attachment tangs, each pierced for bindings; and one of crescentic form with three attachment tangs, each with single piercing
12 5/8 in. (32 cm.) long and 7 ½ in. (19 cm.) long respectively
Provenance
Alton Edward Mills (1882-1970), Switzerland; and thence by descent to the present owner.
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