Weapon: Battle axe

Title

Weapon: Battle axe

Identifier

2015.2.18

Subject

Ancient & Classical

Description

A pickaxe called a hezueifu, or crane-beaked axe; it has two long, pointed blades on opposite sides of a large round socket or shafthole.

Format

Bronze
Bronze
1 1/8" H x 6 1/8" L

Date

600-400 BCE

Files

2015.2.18.jpg

Citation

“Weapon: Battle axe,” Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum at Miami University, accessed April 27, 2024, https://miamiuniversityartmuseum.omeka.net/items/show/1131.