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Axe head
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Axe head

Date700-400 B.C.E.
Object number2007.103
ProvenanceRaphael Stora (born ca. 1888, Nanterre, France-died 1963, New York, NY) Collection, Paris and New York, by 1931; to his son, Gerard Stora, New York, to 2012
Published ReferencesRévélation d'un Style Animal Archaïque: Lez Bronzes du Louristan, H. d'Ardenne de Tizac, Art & Décoration: Revue Mensuelle d'Art Moderne, Janvier 1931, 13-20, illustrated.
Credit LineGift of Gerard Stora, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
DimensionsLength: 8 x 3 1/2 in. (20.3 x 8.9 cm)
MediumBronze
Axe head/whetstone
Axe head/whetstone
9th-7th century B.C.
Object number: 40.102
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Axe head
700-400 B.C.E.
Object number: 2007.104
Image Not Available for Axe head
Axe head
700-400 B.C.E.
Object number: 2007.105
Qi (Ceremonial Axe)
Qi (Ceremonial Axe)
Chinese
late 16th-late 11th century BCE
Object number: 48.78
Dagger axe (ge)
Dagger axe (ge)
Chinese
8th-4th century B.C.
Object number: 37.29
Ceremonial axe
Ceremonial axe
Object number: 57.63
Image Not Available for Bull's Head Handle
Bull's Head Handle
Byzantine
4th century
Object number: 68.215
Two Lion's Head Handles
Two Lion's Head Handles
Roman
200 B.C.
Object number: 56.193.1
Finial; ibex head
Finial; ibex head
6th century B.C.
Object number: 67.99
Image Not Available for Bracelet with animal head finials
Bracelet with animal head finials
700-400 B.C.
Object number: 2007.98
Image Not Available for Bracelet with ram's head finials
Bracelet with ram's head finials
700-400 B.C.
Object number: 2007.99
Image Not Available for Bracelet with ibex-head finials
Bracelet with ibex-head finials
700-400 B.C.E.
Object number: 2007.100