Lot Essay
For a similar bronze axe head in New York, see O.W. Muscarella, Bronze and Iron: Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, no. 305.
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PROPERTY FROM THE ARKANSAS MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, SOLD TO BENEFIT FUTURE ACQUISITIONS
A LURISTAN BRONZE AXE HEAD
CIRCA 1200-900 B.C.
Details
A LURISTAN BRONZE AXE HEAD
CIRCA 1200-900 B.C.
7 7⁄8 in. (20 cm.) long
CIRCA 1200-900 B.C.
7 7⁄8 in. (20 cm.) long
Provenance
with J.J. Klejman (1906-1995), New York.
Vollrad J. (1928-2014) and Lenore Lee (1929-2023) von Berg, Grosse Pointe, Michigan and Hot Springs, Arkansas, acquired from the above, 1971.
The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Little Rock, gifted from the above, 2012.
Vollrad J. (1928-2014) and Lenore Lee (1929-2023) von Berg, Grosse Pointe, Michigan and Hot Springs, Arkansas, acquired from the above, 1971.
The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Little Rock, gifted from the above, 2012.
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Hannah Solomon
Head of Department, Specialist