Weapons and AmmunitionAnatolian2nd millennium BCE
Shaft-Hole Axe with Boar's Head
2nd Millennium BCE
Dimensions
9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.)
Provenance
Purchased from Ancient Art International (Richard C. Brockway), Middleboro, MA, 1999.
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