• r8-hob-452-10
    HoB 452: Iron double axe. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Iron double axe

Date
Context: early to third quarter of 7th c BC, Lydian
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
M18.006
Material
Iron
Object Type
Metalwork
Metalwork Type
Tool
Site
Sardis
Sector
HoB
Trench
HoB
Locus
HoB Lydian II - Building K
B-Grid Coordinates
W29 / S99 floor *98
Findspot
W29 / S99 *98 floor ⁓ east corner of Building K
Description
Iron double-axe. Heavily corroded. Double-edged. Pole partially preserved.
Dimensions
L. 0.245, Diam. of pole 0.019.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
Hanfmann and Thomas, “Sardis 1970,” p. 9; Sardis M8, cat. no. 129.
Author
GGD