Ceremonial Ax
Unidentified Luristan maker
Near East
early 1st millennium BCE
Bronze
Overall: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Harry A. Franklin Family Collection
2007.82.6
Geography
Place Made: Iran, West Asia, Asia
Period
1000 BCE-1 CE
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
Near East
Not on view
Provenance
Harry A. Franklin Family Collection; given to present collection, 2007.
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