EditorialHead of a Janissary Hammer, Turkish, 16th century, Turkish, Iron, silver, H. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 15.1 oz. (428.1 g), Shafted Weapons.
EditorialAxe (Bullova), Indian, 18th19th century, Indian, Steel, wood, H. 32 7/8 in. (83.5 cm); W. 5 in. (12.7 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 0.2 oz. (459.3 g), Shafted Weapons.
EditorialAxe, Persian, 18th19th century, Persian, Steel, wood, horn, ivory, H. 22 1/2 in. (57.2 cm); W. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 0.8 oz. (929.9 g), Shafted Weapons.
EditorialAxe, Indian, 18th19th century, Indian, Steel, wood (bamboo), paint, H. 31 3/8 in. (79.7 cm); W. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 0.4 oz. (464.9 g), Shafted Weapons.
EditorialSocketed Ax-Head (Celt), British, ca. 900 B.C., British, Bronze, L. 4 in. (10.2 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.5 cm); D. 1 1/2 in. (4 cm); Wt. 11.1oz. (313 g), Shafted Weapons.
EditorialSaddle Axe, ca. 1725?50, Iranian, Steel, wood, leather, gold, L. 21 in. (53.3 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 11 oz. (751 g), Shafted Weapons, As the name implies, small axes of this type, tabarzin in Persian, were carried beneath a horseman?s saddle, ready for use in ...
EditorialFood or Serving Bowl (Presentation Bowl), 1880- 90. Great Basin, Panamint- Shoshone, late 19th century. Sumac, devil's claw, yucca root, with orange shafted flicker (woodpecker) quills; coiled ( 2 rod and a bundle of deer grass or basket grass); diamet...
EditorialAx Head, ca. 13th?16th century, probably Tibetan or Mongolian, Iron, gold, L. 10 ? in. (26 cm); H. 5 ? in. (13.3 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 15 oz. (1354 g), Shafted Weapons.
EditorialSaddle Axe, ca. 1725?50, Iranian, Steel, wood, leather, gold, L. 21 in. (53.3 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 11 oz. (751 g), Shafted Weapons, As the name implies, small axes of this type, tabarzin in Persian, were carried beneath a horseman?s saddle, ready for use in ...
EditorialVamplate, ca. 1570, Italian, Steel, H. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm); Diam. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 7.3 oz. (660.5 g), Shafted Weapons, This vamplate is part of an unusually large armor garniture, which contains pieces for use in battle and for the tilt i...