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Axe Head
ca. 1000 BCE (Iron Age)
cast and incised bronze
(Ancient Near East )
(Ancient Near East )
This shaft-hole axe head bears incised decoration on one side and on the top of the spine.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Measurements
3 1/4 x 8 11/16 x 1 in. (8.3 x 22 x 2.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.111