RARE KOBAN CULTURE DECORATED BRONZE AXE WITH DRAGONS
Ca. 900-700 BC.
A rare bronze axe, richly decorated with incised ornaments on the crescentic blade and a range of vertical ribs at the butt; blade carved with a stylised dragon. For more information on Koban axes, see Przeworski S. (1939). Die Metallindustrie Anatoliens in der Zeit von 1500-700 vor Chr., Leiden.
Size: L:195mm / W:83mm ; 540g
Provenance: Property of a European collector, professional Art dealer; formerly in private collection of Mr. C. Brownell, London, 2000s-2010s; previously in private collection of Mr. S. Bauwens, Brussels, 1980s-1990s.
Estimate: GBP 750 - 1500