THE AXES OF INDIA

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Originally Posted by VANDOO

ESTCRH I CAN'T SAY IF THE AX IS FROM INDIA FOR SURE BUT I DOUBT IT IS FROM EUROPE UNLESS IT WAS MADE UP TO LOOK LIKE A ORIENTAL AX WHEN SUCH THINGS WERE POPULAR THERE. THE MAN WITH TURBAN AND THE CRESCENT MOON LOOKS LIKE IT SHOWS THE ISLAMIC INFLUENCE OF PERSIA OR PERHAPS THE MOORS. I AM NOT SURE WHERE I GOT THE PICTURE BUT IT ENDED UP AS INDO PERSIAN IN MY FILES. SO PERHAPS IT DOES NOT BELONG IN THIS POST NICE TO HAVE A GOOD LARGE PICTURE OF IT TO LOOK AT ANYWAY. THANKS.

Here is a link to the auction were it was sold and the full description.

An axe of the miner's guild Undulated-edged axe-blade, hollow at the back, engraved with cartouches depicting busts among foliage; crescent-shaped beak; wooden haft with opening at the handle.
dimensions: height 52.5 cm.
provenance: Europe
dating: 19th Century

http://www.invaluable.com/auction-lo...1-c-83abed681d