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THBRare Egyptian Middle Kingdom Copper Axe Head
Lot 4
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Fine art, and much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 11th to 13th Dynasty, ca. 2130 to 1650 BCE. A beautiful and rare cast-copper axe head of a distinct parabolic shape covered in thick layers of green and brown patina. The semicircular instrument features a sharpened blade edge that extends from the midsection down both tapered wings and has a thick handle emanating from the verso of the blade center. A petite perforation at the handle's end enabled the axe head to be fastened to the top of a wooden handle for use as either a utilitarian chopping tool or, in times of desperation, a battle-ready weapon capable of inflicting copious amounts of damage. Size: 5.6" L x 10.25" W (14.2 cm x 26 cm)
Cf. Petrie, W. M. Flinders, "Tools and weapons illustrated by the Egyptian collection in University College, London", 1917, chapter A: Plain Axe Blade.
Provenance: private New York, USA collection, acquired in October 2020; ex-private New York, New York, USA collection; ex Robert Horbacz collection, purchased from Amphora Auctions (auction #96, October 14, 2009, lot 428)
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#164991Chipping to blade edge, blade faces, and handle, with light encrustations, and wear to patinated surfaces along outer tips of blade wings, otherwise intact and excellent. Fabulous patina throughout. Old inventory label on verso of handle.Condition
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