Dagger-Axe in a Bronze Haft with Curved End
12th-11th century BCE
Dimensions
L. 27.8 x W. 6.7 x Thickness 0.5 cm (10 15/16 x 2 5/8 x 3/16 in.) Weight 309 g
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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