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Artist:
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Artist Unknown
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Title:
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Axe Head
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Date:
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899-400 B.C.
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Medium:
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Bronze
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Dimensions:
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3 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. (8.26 x 22.23 cm)
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Credit Line:
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Bequest of Alfred F. Pillsbury
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Location:
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Gallery Not on view
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Object Description
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Classification:
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Arms and Armor
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Physical Description:
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axe head, short, with straight flanged blade on top, diagonal cutting edge, and curving flanged edge below; back has claw motif joined midway and with small bands of incised decoration; ribs extend forward from these back points and are combined into one solid rib forward of the socket; on flange of upper edge are bands of oncised geometric decoration; bronze; Persian, Luristan
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Creation Place:
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Asia, Persia (Iran), Luristan
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Accession #:
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50.46.405
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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