Bronze Fenestrated Axe Head - FZ.242 Origin: Hebron, Israel Circa: 1900
BC
to 1600
BC Dimensions:3.5" (8.9cm) high x 4" (10.2cm) wide Collection: Biblical Style: Middle Bronze Age Medium: Bronze
This elegant weapon first saw the heat of battle in the time of the biblical patriarchs. Attached to a wooden shaft, it would have been part of the hand arms of a warrior. Time has numbed its lethal edge and covered it with the green patina of age. Its graceful form lends it a sculptural purity that negates its function. We can admire its beauty as a work of art rather than as a dangerous weapon of war.
- (FZ.242)