Axe
A green-patinated bronze axe blade with a socket and a head of a stylized animal at its upper end, its round eyes and pointed ears raised above the blade. Corrosion and encrustation mottle the tapering blade, lit against a dark gradient background.
Look closer: Concentric circular marks on the blade surface near the tip.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1766–1045 BCE
- Medium
- bronze
- Source
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Size
- 3400 × 2497 px
Public domain · The Cleveland Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date -1045).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund