A rare Near Eastern Bronze Crescent Axehead, ca. 1100 - 900 BCE Glass thoughtful and always well received

thoughtful and always well received

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A rare Near Eastern Bronze Crescent Axehead, ca. 1100 - 900 BCE Glass thoughtful and always well receivedThis distinctive type of crescentic axehead with a blade of bronze has often been reported from Luristan, where they appear to have been used primarily from about ca. 1100 to 900 BCE and is ultimately of Elamite or possibly Mesopotamian origin. Their decoration associates them directly with the spike butted axes and adzes in use there at the same time. With this example, the short cylindrical shaft hole is ridged at intervals and has a crouching lion