Choice boat-shaped bronze axe, Dong Son c. 300-100 B.C.
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Metalwork: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1467671
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Metalwork: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1467671
$85.00
Typical Boat-shaped bronze axe with oval socket, made by the Dong Son Culture of the Annam region Vietnam, c. 300-100 BC.
Enigmatic for the Dong Son culture and attractive with it's boat form and vivid patina. The Dong Son Culture evolved semi-autonomous from the Han Empire in China until the powerful Han-dynasti Nanyue expanded south around 110 BC. and incoporated the region into the realm.
Size: 7 cm wide and 7,5 cm tall.
Condition: Very fine. Attractive intact axe with vivid green-blue find patina.
Ex. Hafnia Coins stock, bought in Denmark in the late 1990s.
Enigmatic for the Dong Son culture and attractive with it's boat form and vivid patina. The Dong Son Culture evolved semi-autonomous from the Han Empire in China until the powerful Han-dynasti Nanyue expanded south around 110 BC. and incoporated the region into the realm.
Size: 7 cm wide and 7,5 cm tall.
Condition: Very fine. Attractive intact axe with vivid green-blue find patina.
Ex. Hafnia Coins stock, bought in Denmark in the late 1990s.
