Bronze axe, Ashur, last quarter of the 3rd millennium BC, L 12.8 cm.

Accessories and instruments – Tools and weapons

Material: Metals | Type: Tools/Instruments Weapons/Military | Countries: Iraq

  • Period

    5th millennium BC – 19th century AD

  • Red List

    Emergency Red List – Iraq

Category

Accessories and instruments – Tools and weapons
Tools and Weapons: Ivory, stone and metal (copper, bronze, iron, steel) needles, axes, knives, arrows, armour, etc. Plain or with carved images (humans, animals, hybrids and/or deities). Armour and weapons of the Islamic period can be decorated with arabesques and inscriptions.
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