A Luristan spike butted ceremonial axehead, Early Iron Age, ca. 1200 - 800 BCE Jewelry - Necklaces Provenance: Private Maryland collection of

Provenance:  Private Maryland collection of a diplomat

these highly prized pendants gave recognition to the importance of the working tools used in agriculture and forestry

as any hard stone has connotations of lasting for eternity

The metate is a type of grinding platform found in the ancient Americas

married in 1966

A Luristan spike butted ceremonial axehead, Early Iron Age, ca. 1200 - 800 BCE Jewelry - Necklaces Provenance: Private Maryland collection ofcast using the lost wax method; a spike butted axehead, the short, cylindrical shaft tube with three cords across each side, leading to four short, thick spikes down the rear spine of the socket. The flaring blade has a convex cutting edge, is ridged on both long sides, and is finely decorated with an incised floral and geometric decoration on both sides. Elaborate blades of this sort were used as parade weapons, as votives, and as attributes of cult