Canaan was a Semitic-speaking region in the ancient Near East during the late second millennium BC. The name “Canaan” corresponds to the Levant, and more specifically to the areas of the Southern Levant. The word “Canaanites” designates various indigenous populations, both those who were settled, and nomadic groups throughout the regions of the Southern Levant or Canaan. This axe head is in the style of the Caananite city of Hazor, described in the book of Joshua as the most prominent of the Canaanite city-states and the site of an important victory in the Israelites’ conquest of the Promised Land. It is characteristic of the Middle Bronze Age I throughout the Levant.
Canaanite Bronze Duck-Billed Axe Head
£ 450.00
A Canaanite bronze socketed D-shaped axe head. It features a semicircular duck-bill-shaped cutting blade and an oval-shaped cylindrical shaft hole. Two elliptical apertures flank a fortifying strut that supports the blade and extends into the raised central midrib.
Condition: Very fine condition. A beautiful green patina and earthly encrustations to the surface. Some minor chips to the edges, scratches, and surface pitting, as consistent with its age.
| Weight | 231.4 g |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | L 10.9 x W 2.2 x H 4.6 cm |
| Region | Near East (Western Asiatic) |
| Metal | Bronze |
Reference: For a similar item, Havard Art Museums, item 1968.110
