Weapons and AmmunitionSyro-Hittite3rd millennium BCE
Axe Head
3rd Millennium BCE
Dimensions
11.4 x 3.9 x 0.5 cm (4 1/2 x 1 9/16 x 3/16 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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