Ceremonial Axe
14th-11th century BCE
Dimensions
H. 22.2 x W. 15.7 x Thickness 1.5 cm (8 3/4 x 6 3/16 x 9/16 in.)
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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