Weapons and AmmunitionAnatolian2nd millennium BCE
Axe Head
first half 14th century BCE
Dimensions
8.7 x 2.2 x 2.5 cm (3 7/16 x 7/8 x 1 in.)
Provenance
Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
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