Weapons and AmmunitionSyro-Hittite3rd millennium BCE
Axe Head
3rd Millennium BCE
Dimensions
10.7 x 4 x 0.7 cm (4 3/16 x 1 9/16 x 1/4 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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