BACTRIAN BRONZE DECORATED SOCKETTED AXEHEAD

拍品描述

Bronze Age, 2nd millennium B.C. Comprising a short tubular socket with flared neck to the angled blade; incised herringbone ornament to both faces flanked by pounced triangular panels in bilinear bands, Cf. Curtis, J., Early Mesopotamian and Iran, London, 1993, fig.7, p.80 for a similar example. 104 grams, 11.6 cm (4 1/2 in.). From an old English collection formed since 1960. TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists. See our website for more information.

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