Bidspirit auction | WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE AXE WITH

WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE AXE WITH A HEAD OD STAG - Ca. 1200 - 800 BC A bronze socketed axe head with a circular socketing hole, a slender pickaxe-like blade, and a reverse side shaped like a stylised stag. A thick green patina has formed due to age. For similar see: Christie’s Axel Guttman Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour Part II (28 April 2004), n. 35. Size: 205mm x 90mm; Weight: 455g Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK / International art markets.