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Battle Axe by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Battle Axe

Unrecorded maker

late 1500s · Arms and Armor, steel, inset with copper rosette

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Axe by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Axe

Unrecorded maker

1766–1045 BCE · Metalwork, bronze

Cleared · CC0

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Ritual Axe by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Ritual Axe

Unrecorded maker

c. 1407–1410 · Metalwork, iron alloy with gold and silver inlay

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Ceremonial Dagger-Axe with Animal Masks (Ge) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Ceremonial Dagger-Axe with Animal Masks (Ge)

Unrecorded maker

c. 1600–1050 BCE · Jade, jade (nephrite)

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Ceremonial Axe (gano) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Ceremonial Axe (gano)

Unrecorded maker

1900s, by 1928 · Arms and Armor, Iron, wood, and metal

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Ceremonial Axe (Fu) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Ceremonial Axe (Fu)

Unrecorded maker

c. 1900–1500 BCE · Jade, jade (nephrite)

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Axe by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Axe

Unrecorded maker

c. 250–900 CE · Tools and Equipment, chipped flint

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Bardiche (Pole Axe) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Bardiche (Pole Axe)

Unrecorded maker

1500s · Arms and Armor, steel, leather, brass; wood haft

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Head Axe by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Head Axe

Unrecorded maker

before 1922 · Arms and Armor, Blade: metal; handle: wood

Cleared · CC0

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Axe Figure by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Axe Figure

Unrecorded maker

100 BCE–300 CE · Sculpture, serpentine

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Ceremonial Disk-Axe (Yue) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Ceremonial Disk-Axe (Yue)

Unrecorded maker

c. 4700–2920 BCE · Jade, serpentine stone

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Battle Axe by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Battle Axe

Unrecorded maker

1400s · Arms and Armor, Steel and wood

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