Circa 1200-800 BC. A beautifully patinated axe head with incised decoration, elliptical shaft-hole beside a cylindrical terminal and crescentic blade. Axe has a graceful shape, characteristic to axes of Koban culture. For similar see: Cf: On the way to the golden Fleece: Archaeological Findings from George, exhibition catalogue, Munich, Staatliche Museum, 1995, p.284. no.230, pl. 107f. Size: L:160mm / W:54mm ; 387g. Provenance: From the private collection; previously bought by Dolf Aaij in Ancient Art Gallery Strombroek in Amsterdam, in 2005.