Weapons and AmmunitionNear Eastern2nd millennium BCE
Shaft-Hole Axe Head
2nd millenium BCE
Dimensions
11.6 x 4.7 x 2.6 cm (4 9/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 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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