SLEEVE AX-HEAD WITH RHOMBOID HOLE

Description The axe head has a rare shape: in the flat, vaguely rhomboidal blade, a central hole acts as a lozenge-shaped counterpoint, moved backwards towards the sleeve. The sleeve has a tubular shape with an oval section and thickened edge, connected perpendicularly to a small truncated cone tang. The clearly visible ribs along the outline of these last two elements attest to the fusion of the object in a bivalve mold. Both faces of the sleeve have square through holes in the center, necessary for the insertion of the wooden handle into the sleeve, which was then fixed by ankles. The imprint of a dense fabric can be seen on one of the faces of the blade. One of the faces of the blade maintains the imprint left by a thick fabric. This axe head seems to have been inspired by certain patterns of steppe art, some of which were decorated with animal motifs.