Axe-head with eagle and serpent heads
Axe-head with eagle and serpent heads

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Axe-head with eagle and serpent heads,

early 2nd millennium BCE

Iranian (Elamite)
y1984-18

Information

Title
Axe-head with eagle and serpent heads
Dates

early 2nd millennium BCE

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
11.5 x 12.3 x 2.5 cm (4 1/2 x 4 13/16 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Richard C. and Josephine R. Bull in memory of Mathias Komor
Object Number
y1984-18
Culture
Mesopotamian
Period
Elamite
Type
metalwork, axes (weapons)
Materials
bronze
Subject
eagles, serpents

With Mathias Komor, New York; purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Bull, Villanova, Pennsylvania; given to the Museum in 1984

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