Weapons and AmmunitionIrish9th-7th century BCE
Socketed Axe Head
9th-7th century BCE
Dimensions
5.4 x 3.6 x 9.4 cm (2 1/8 x 1 7/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
Provenance
W. C. Burriss Young, Cambridge, MA, bequest; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2002.
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