Shaft-hole axe head with bird-headed demon, boar, and dragon

Unknown maker

Medium: Silver, gold foil
Dimensions: H. to top of bird-demon heads: 10.8 cm (4 1/2 in.); L. 15 cm (5 7/8 in.); Weight 581 g Shaft hole: L. 5.1 cm (2 in.); W. 1.59 cm (5/8 in.)
Culture: Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex
Department: Ancient West Asian Art
Dated: ca. late 3rd–early 2nd millennium BCE
Pixels: 1928 × 1888
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Shaft-hole axe head with bird-headed demon, boar, and dragon. ca. late 3rd–early 2nd millennium BCE. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.