Axe Head
43-29-1
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Iran | Surkh Dum
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 43-29-1 |
| Current Location | Middle East Galleries - On Display |
| Provenience | Iran | Surkh Dum |
| Archaeology Area | JI/7.30/175/Wall |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Bronze |
| Description | Bronze axehead with lion's head decoration. Axe comes out of the top of the lion's head, with a hole for the shaft on the other side and four projecting tangs. |
| Length | 14 cm |
| Width | 5 cm |
| Credit Line | The Second Holmes Expedtion to Luristan; Erich Schmidt, 1943 |
| Other Number | SOR1633 - Field No SF |
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