A Bactrian bronze axe head
Circa late 3rd - early 2nd Millennium B.C.
With a large flaring trapezoid blade, the shank decorated with triangular recessed, the shaft with incised linear decoration, surmounted by the foreparts of conjoined ibexes, with large curving horns and perforated eyes, 24.4cm long注脚Provenance:
with Medhi Mahboubian, New York, 1960s.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 10 June 2010, lot 5.
Private collection, Geneva, acquired from the above sale.