Weapons and AmmunitionIranian3rd millennium BCE
Shaft-Hole Axe Head
second half 3rd millennium BCE
Dimensions
7.6 x 4.2 x 2.1 cm (3 x 1 5/8 x 13/16 in.)
Provenance
Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
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