Axe Head Item Number: Sf521 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A thick, flaring blade that emerges from a wide ring.
History Of Use
An axehead which was originally mounted on a round shaft that fit into a ring. Many Vicus axes of this general shape have cast faces decorating the ring (Lumbreras; Disselhoff).
Narrative
Vicus ? Early Intermediate Period, contemporary with Moche 1 and 2; 0-200 C.E.
Item History
What
- Name
- Axe Head
- Identification Number
- Sf521
- Type of Item
- axe head
- Material
- copper metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast and hammered ?
- Overall
- height 7.5 cm, width 12.5 cm, depth 4.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
When
- Creation Date
- during 200
- Collection Date
- between 1949 and 1966
- Ownership Date
- before May 4, 1981
- Acquisition Date
- on May 4, 1981
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 0711/0024