ID 946705
Lot 9 | Altorientalische Bronzeaxt mit Tier an Schaftröhre, Mitte 3. Jtsd. v. Chr.
Estimate value
€ 500
Provenienz: Spanische Privatsammlung, erworben im niederländischen Kunsthandel.
An ancient oriental bronze axe with animal on shaft tube, mid-3rd millennium B.C.
Cylindrical tang, the back of which is fully sculptured with a crouching feline predator with finely worked anatomical details. The top reinforced with a rib extending forward to the centre of the axe blade, the blade of the blade horizontal at the top and bellied out at the bottom. Surface covered with a brown-red cuprite layer with green oxide spots on top. Length 16.5 cm.
Provenance: Spanish private collection, acquired in the Dutch art trade.
Condition: I - II
| Auction house category: | Egypt and Asia |
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