Near Eastern Levant or Anatolian Silver Duck Bill Axe
Sold by Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.
$2,000.00
Description
Near Eastern Levant or Anatolian Silver Duck Bill Axe, ca. 2nd millennium BC. Slightly thickened shaft hole incorporated into the moulded oblong "duckbill" design. Near shaft, two stretched oval fenestrations with raised edges. Central ridge running the length of the blade.
Complete, small hole at shaft guide, incrustation. Extremely rare in silver.
Ex Numismatic & Ancient Art Gallery AG, No. 8, lot 63, early 90s. L. 2 1/2" H. 1 1/2"..