Axe
probably 17th century
Object PlaceIran
Medium/TechniqueSteel blade, cut, pierced, and damascened with gold; ivory handle with traces of gilding
DimensionsLength: 12.5 cm (4 15/16 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number07.660
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Not on viewClassificationsMetalwork
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Provenance07.660-664 were bought from Adolph Froschels, Berlin for 120 marks. Gift of Denman W. Ross, Nov. 14, 1907.
17th century
17th–18th century
18th century
early - mid 19th centuries
about 1400–50
19th century
about A.D. 580
12th century
16th century
10th–11th century
15th century