Caption

Axe head, unknown Phoenician workshop; militaria, edged weapon; strongly elongated, oval-tipped blade with a thickening along the center; at the opposite end a vertical socket for the base with two elongated oval windows cut into the blade. Phoenicia Lebanon, 20th–17th century BC. Weapon. Height 5.5 cm, width 10.5 cm, depth 2 cm, weight 218 g., An elongated, shield-shaped object with a greenish-blue patina and areas of darker and lighter green, showing mottled brown and black spots, featuring two rounded eye-shaped openings near the top and a raised central ridge running down the middle, with small patches of worn metallic color visible along the ridge and edges.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A18_207

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Keywords

Axe head unknown Phoenician workshop militaria edged weapon strongly elongated oval-tipped blade thickening center opposite vertical socket base two elongated oval windows cut blade Phoenicia Lebanon 20th–17th century BC Weapon Height 5.5 cm width 10.5 cm depth 2 cm weight 218 g shield-shaped object greenish-blue patina areas darker lighter green showing mottled brown black spots featuring two rounded eye-shaped openings near top raised central ridge running down middle small patches worn metallic color visible ridge edges.