Axe

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Green colored metal object with a handle and a wide, flat blade. The handle is on the left and the blade on the right. Handle is cylindrical with a protrusion on the side near the bottom and a decorative design on the front consisting of a triangle with a line through it and three circles below. The blade is oval shaped with a raised design in the center. Object is predominantly green with brown and yellow patches. Background is gray to white gradient. Object casts a shadow on the surface below. Axe by unknown artist.