Double-pointed Axe with animal heads, Bronze Age, ca. 300 BC – 200 AD · Indonesia, Java · ID: 3052699
Price
EUR 2,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Singapore Private Collection (since 1980s)Kurt Sandmair (1932-2013), Munich, Germany (since 1992)
Size
H: 23,8 cm
B: 20,5 cm
H: 9.4 inch
B: 8.1 inch
Description
bronze, base
In Bronze Age Indonesia multiple forms of axes are found, usually in various variations of standard-shaped axes. This elegant tool or weapon differs from the known examples by having two diverging pointed ends.
Two short-snouted animal heads seem to be tied with a rope around the neck
of the axe. We do not know of a related example.
The object Double-pointed Axe with animal heads, Bronze Age, ca. 300 BC – 200 AD with the object ID 3052699 was part of the auction Auction 105 on November 15, 2025, lot number 84 at that time and is currently available for EUR 2,500 in Open sale.
Notices
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).