Ax

Medium

Steel, gold, wood

Dimensions

H. 28 1/2 (72.3 cm); H. of axhead 10 1/4 in. (26.0 cm); H. of handle 27 in. (68.6 cm); W. of blade 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 15 oz. (1341 g)

Classification

Shafted Weapons

Culture

Syrian

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Bashford Dean Bequest, 1969

Accession Number

69.156