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