Ax Head
Unknown Artist
ca. 13th–16th century
Medium
Iron, gold
Dimensions
L. 10 ¼ in. (26 cm); H. 5 ¼ in. (13.3 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 15 oz. (1354 g)
Classification
Shafted Weapons
Culture
probably Tibetan or Mongolian
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gift, 2008
Accession Number
2008.158