The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Axe Head

Axe Head

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Axe Head

Date:: late 9th–early 13th century carving (Axe Head is prehistoric)
Culture:: e Head 199Byzantine (carving)
Medium:: Stone
Dimensions:: Overall: 2 5/8 x 1 7/8 x 11/16 in. (6.6 x 4.7 x 1.8 cm)
Classification:: Stone
Credit Line:: Gift of Estate of Lawrence J. Majewski, 1999
Accession Number:: 1999.519.18

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