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This ax, with its long, faceted steel shaft and distinctively shaped blade, is typical of those carried by the Mamluks of Egypt and Syria in the late fifteenth to early sixteenth century.
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Title: Ax (Berdiche or Balta)
Date: ca. 1500
Culture: Syrian or Egyptian
Medium: Steel
Dimensions: L. 36 1/4 in. (92.08 cm); W. 6 3/4 in. (17.0 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 1 oz. (1378 g)
Classification: Shafted Weapons
Credit Line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Object Number: 36.25.1829
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