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Lugged axe

2nd millennium BCE
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Lugged axe
  • Period: Middle–Late Bronze Age
  • Date: 2nd millennium BCE
  • Geography: Anatolia
  • Medium: Copper alloy
  • Dimensions: 3.43 x 8.62 in. (8.71 x 21.89 cm)
  • Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, 1963
  • Object Number: 63.147.1
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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