Ax Head
Unknown Artist
15th–18th century
Medium
Iron, gold
Dimensions
L. 9 in. (22.9 cm); H. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
Classification
Shafted Weapons
Culture
probably Chinese
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gift, 2001
Accession Number
2001.56
Rights
Public Domain