Lot Essay
For a similar example see no. 103 in Ligabue and Salvatori, eds., Bactria, An Ancient Oasis Civilization from the Sands of Afghanistan.
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CIRCA LATE 3RD-EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
Details
A BACTRIAN BRONZE AXE HEAD
CIRCA LATE 3RD-EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
With a flaring blade, the shank decorated with now-missing triangular inlays, the shaft with incised squares on either side, surmounted by conjoined ibexes, with knobbed horns, triangular ears, and long snouts, with perforated eyes
9¾ in. (24.8 cm) long
CIRCA LATE 3RD-EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
With a flaring blade, the shank decorated with now-missing triangular inlays, the shaft with incised squares on either side, surmounted by conjoined ibexes, with knobbed horns, triangular ears, and long snouts, with perforated eyes
9¾ in. (24.8 cm) long
Provenance
with Medhi Mahboubian, New York, 1960s.
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