ANCIENT EGYPTIAN MIDDLE KINGDOM BRONZE COPPER BATTLE AXE, 2160-2050 B.C. 9TH-10TH DYNASTY

Nice green patina, intact condition, no restoration or repairs.

First Intermediate Period, Ca. 2160-2055 BC An ancient Egyptian bronze or copper alloy minb axe blade comprising of a semi-circular head and attachment lugs and either end of a flat edge. Item comes with a professional historical report from Ancient Report Specialists. For similar see: Cf. W. C. Hayes, The Scepter of Egypt, vol. I, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1953, pp. 282-283, fig. 185.

Provenance: Property of a private collector; formerly in a collection of A. E. Mills (1882-1970), Switzerland; Christie’s auction, London, UK.