Polished Celt (Axe), 8000 - 6000 BCE

  • Syrian

Pyroxenite stone

  • Overall: 1 3/4 × 2 1/8 × 5/8 inches (4.4 × 5.4 × 1.6 cm)

Gift of Frederick Stearns

90.1S11389

On View

  • Ancient Middle East Gallery, Level 1, West

Department

Ancient Near Eastern Art

Frederick Stearns [1831-1907] (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

1890-present, gift to the Detroit Museum of Art (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Syrian, Polished Celt (Axe), 8000 - 6000 BCE, pyroxenite stone. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Frederick Stearns, 90.1S11389.