DOUBLE-SIDED BATTLE AXE. An ancient oxidized bronze double-sided battle axe, the shaped rectangular form with long tapered flared end terminating in rounded sharp edge at one side and shorter circular tapered sharp end at other side, oval-shaped shaft hole near shorter end; mounted on a metal rod on a stained wood plinth. Oxidized bronze (blue-green patina). Denmark. Early Bronze Age (circa 1700 - 1000 BC) - 2 7/8 in. high x 6 3/4 in. long. Estimate $4,000-5,000
PROVENANCE:
Frederick Schultz Ancient Art, New York Sale - January 3, 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 65, illustrated
