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33-21-920
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Iran | Tepe Hissar
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 33-21-920 |
| Current Location | Middle East Galleries - On Display |
| Provenience | Iran | Tepe Hissar |
| Archaeology Area | CH85X18; Plot record #30 |
| Period | Hissar IIIB |
| Date Made | ca. 2300-2100 BCE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Copper Alloy |
| Technique | Incised |
| Iconography | Bird |
| Description | Copper. Cleaned. Shaft circular in section with biconical head at handle end. Other end terminates in a wide axe head at right angles to shaft. Perched on top of axe head (parallel to shaft) isa figure of a bird, feathers shown by incised lines. |
| Credit Line | Persian Expedition; Erich Schmidt, 1933 |
| Other Number | H4279 - Field No SF |
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