Carved bronze axe blade

Carved bronze axe blade

This cultural relic is an axe blade, with a curved blade section and a quadruped animal engraved on each side of the blade surface. The artifact dates back to the early Iron Age in 1000 BC and was discovered in Koban Cemetery, North Ossetia. It is made of copper alloy and measures 17.5 centimeters in height and 5.5 centimeters in width. It is currently housed in the National Museum of Archaeology in France.