AN ANCIENT OXIDIZED COPPER AXE-ADZE. The rectangular form with a moulded tapered terminal on one side and a slightly flared moulded end on the other side, circular shaft hole in center; mounted on a metal rod on a stained wood plinth. Oxidized copper (thick green patina). Central European (probably Hungary). Chalcolithic Age (Copper Age) (circa 4000-3500). Has old paper label inscribed in ink 32 - 8 3/8 in. long x 1 1/4 in. deep. Estimate $6,000-8,000
PROVENANCE:
Collection of Lord McAlpine, London
Frederick Schultz Ancient Art, New York Sale - January 5, 1994
EXHIBITION:
Power Tools The Stone Age and Bronze Age in Northern Europe, Frederick Schultz Ancient Art, New York, November 18, 1993 - January 29, 1994, catalogue entry number 55, illustrated
LITERATURE:
Antiquities in the Collection of the Lord McAlpine of West Green, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, text by Ann Brown, et al, 1987
