Weapons and AmmunitionIranian9th-8th century BCE
Axe Head and Shaft Hole with Feline Decoration
9th-first half 8th century BCE
Dimensions
10.5 x 15.5 x 2.6 cm (4 1/8 x 6 1/8 x 1 in.) Of bronze: 8.7 x 5 cm (3 7/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Provenance
M. K. Meskin, Paris, (by 1931). Mrs. Christian R. Holmes (before 1943). Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY, (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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