Ax Head
CultureAncient Near Eastern
Dateearly 1st millennium B.C.E.
MediumBronze
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/4 × 8 1/2 inches (6.99 × 21.59 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Milton McGreevy through the Westport Fund
Object numberF70-16/3
On View
On viewGallery Location
- 103
Collections
Gallery LabelAggressive animal heads animate these ceremonial weapons. On the topmost ax head, their tongues have been converted into enormous and deadly spikes.
With Hadji Baba Rabbi House of Antiquities, Tehran, Iraq, by 1970;
Purchased from Hadji Baba Rabbi by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1970.
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