Bronze ax-head

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 155

While axes today are considered primarily a woodsman's tool, in antiquity the battle-ax was a weapon associated particularly with peoples from the East, such as Scythians and the mythical Amazons.

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Title: Bronze ax-head
Culture: Greek or Roman
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: Other: 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: Purchase, 1898
Object Number: 98.11.5
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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