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Two Ancient Canaanite Bronze Pickaxe Heads, ex-Piscopo
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Description
Ancient Near East, Canaan, the Levant, Middle Bronze Age II, ca. 1900 to 1550 BCE. A pair of cast bronze pick axe heads of a very slender design with a grooved support notch and an ovoid opening that forms a short socketing shaft. This narrow design indicates this type of axe was likely used to shape softer materials like wood or mud bricks, rather than for use in battle. Size: 6" L x 0.75" W (15.2 cm x 1.9 cm)
Provenance: private Everett, Massachusetts, USA collection; shorter axe acquired from Artemis Gallery, April 24th 2017, lot# 14; ex-estate of John Piscopo. Mr. Piscopo was one of the largest collectors of ancient weapons in the US with a collection that spanned all cultures, all ages.
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#183049
Provenance: private Everett, Massachusetts, USA collection; shorter axe acquired from Artemis Gallery, April 24th 2017, lot# 14; ex-estate of John Piscopo. Mr. Piscopo was one of the largest collectors of ancient weapons in the US with a collection that spanned all cultures, all ages.
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#183049
Condition
Each with minor earthen deposits and abrasions, otherwise intact and very good. Great patina throughout.
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Two Ancient Canaanite Bronze Pickaxe Heads, ex-Piscopo
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Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
![Sydelle Dienstfrey](https://images.liveauctioneers.com/curators/1149/Sydelle.jpg?width=140&aspect_ratio=100:101&quality=70)
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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