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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
Luristani (modern western Iran)
700-400 B.C.E.
Object number: 2007.104
Luristani (modern western Iran)
700-400 B.C.E.
Object number: 2007.105
Luristani (modern western Iran)
700-400 B.C.
Object number: 2007.98
Luristani (modern western Iran)
700-400 B.C.
Object number: 2007.99
Luristani (modern western Iran)
700-400 B.C.E.
Object number: 2007.100
Horsebit in the form of an ibex
Luristani (modern western Iran)
ca. 1250 - 650 B.C.
Object number: 40.93
Luristani (modern western Iran)
700-400 B.C.E.
Object number: 2007.101
Luristani (modern western Iran)
700-400 B.C.E.
Object number: 2007.102
Human figure offering a vase
Luristani (modern western Iran)
ca. 1000 B.C.
Object number: 64.135
Axe head/whetstone
Luristani
9th-7th century B.C.
Object number: 40.102
Drinking bowl with stag
Sasanian, pre-Islamic Iran
6th-7th century
Object number: 64.14
Relief from Imperial Reception Hall with servant bearing wine
Achaemenid, Persepolis, (modern Iran)
ca. 500 B.C.
Object number: 40.49