CEREMONIAL AXE Bronze Dim.14,8 x 6 x 4,5 cm - Weight : 370 g Anatolia, Hittite culture, 15th century BC Provenance With Elie Borowki, Basel, Switzerland Fondation Rassla, Switzerland, previously acquired in 1962 Magnificently worked and richly decorated battle axe. The eye of the handle is surrounded on both sides by a sort of woven pattern and decorated with eight ibex heads in high relief. An Anatolian Bronze Axe. c. 15th century BCE Battle axe magnificently crafted and richly decorated. The shaft hole surrounded on both sides by a kind of braided motif and adorned with eight ibex heads in high relief.