管銎斧

巴克特里亚·马尔吉阿纳(中亚)

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这支银斧以精湛的浇铸工艺制成,并包以金箔,斧面上描绘出一个鸟头神兽同野猪和龙搏斗的场景。野猪弯身拱背,其刚毛林立的后背刚好形成斧刃(右上方);底端的柄孔用于固定木柄。这支兵器采用的贵重材料表明它是用于仪式而非实际作战。从公元前三千纪晚期到公元前两千纪初,在巴克特里亚·马尔吉阿纳一代活跃着繁荣的城市文化,部分是因为与伊朗、美索不达米亚和安纳托利亚等文明互通奢侈品和日常用品的结果。

Shaft-hole axe head with bird-headed demon, boar, and dragon, Silver, gold foil, Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex

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