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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Antiquities| > |Antiquities by Type| > |Weapons & Tools| > |Other Weapons & Tools| > AS11948
Italy, AE Formatum Axe Head, c. 5th - 4th Century B.C.
|Other| |Weapons| |&| |Tools|, |Italy,| |AE| |Formatum| |Axe| |Head,| |c.| |5th| |-| |4th| |Century| |B.C.|, Bronze axe heads were used for exchange across Europe even before 1000 B.C. This nearly complete bronze axe head dates much later, c. 5 - 4th Century B.C. It was never used to cut wood, but was cast to serve as currency.
AS11948. Bronze Aes Formatum, Aes formatum bronze axe, 447.9g, 12.9cm, SOLD




  






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