Luristan Axe-Adze 13th-7th century B.C. A copper-alloy adze-axe head composed of an off-centre cylindrical socket, one blade at a right angle to the socket with tapering sides and D-section cutting edge; one blade with upper edge tapering upwards and lower edge tapering downwards, convex cutting edge. 559 grams, 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.). Acquired in the 1980s. London, UK, private collection. Property of an Essex gentleman.