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Asian Art
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Explore image in Axe head
ca. 1000–800 B.C.E.
Bronze
9 × 3 1/4 in. (22.9 × 8.3 cm)
Gift of Caroline Hunter
1965.34.1
Geography:
Probably Luristan (Lorestan), Iran
Culture:
Iranian/Persian, probably from Luristan
Period:
Iron Age
Classification:
Tools and Equipment
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