Ax

Medium

Steel, gold, wood

Dimensions

H. 28 1/2 (72.3 cm); H. of axhead 10 1/4 in. (26.0 cm); H. of handle 27 in. (68.6 cm); W. of blade 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 15 oz. (1341 g)

Classification

Shafted Weapons

Culture

Syrian

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Bashford Dean Bequest, 1969

Accession Number

69.156

Rights

Public Domain