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Adze head

2nd millennium BCE
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Adze head
  • Period: Middle–Late Bronze Age
  • Date: 2nd millennium BCE
  • Geography: Levant
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: 1.54 x 5.91 in. (3.91 x 15.01 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of H. Dunscombe Colt, 1961
  • Object Number: 61.73.2
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art
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