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Description
Description
An authentic Canaanite bronze socketed axe head dating to the Late Bronze Age. Cast in bronze with a broad cutting edge and elongated socketed body designed for attachment to a wooden haft. The surface displays an attractive natural patina developed over centuries of burial.
Length: 16 cm (6.30 inches)
Period and Time
Period and Time
Late Bronze Age | c. 1500–1200 BC
This period saw Canaan divided among numerous city-states while maintaining strong cultural and political connections with neighboring Egypt, Syria, and the wider eastern Mediterranean. Objects of this type reflect the bronze-working traditions of ancient Canaan during the centuries preceding the Iron Age and the emergence of the early Israelite kingdoms.
Material
Material
Bronze
Cast from a copper-based alloy, bronze was one of the most important materials for producing tools and weapons throughout the Bronze Age. The surviving green and dark surface patina is consistent with the long-term oxidation commonly seen on ancient bronze objects.
Provenance
Provenance
From a private West London collection, previously assembled on the UK and international antiquities market in the 1990s.
