Axehead

Title	Axehead
Date	ca. 3200–2000 BCE 31st century BCE
Medium	Bronze
Classification	Bronzes
Origin	Cypriot Cypriot
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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