Persian double ax
| Persian double ax | |
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| Weapon type: | Axe |
| Use: | weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
Ethnic groups in the Persian Empire |
| Distribution: | Persia (present-day Iran ) |
| Overall length: | about 74 cm to about 109 cm |
| Blade length: | about 22 cm to about 38 cm |
| Blade width: | about 25 cm to about 43 cm |
| Handle: | metal |
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The Persian double ax is a weapon from Persia (today's Iran ) with two opposing single-edged and crescent-shaped curved blades , which are attached to a metal shaft with one eye. Sometimes a triangular, pointed blade of different lengths is attached between the blades on the hammer head. The double axes were used by ethnic groups in Persia and are often decorated with engravings or silver patterns in the ( Indian ) Koftgari style.
See also
- Labrys (cultic double ax, amazon ax)
literature
- Lord Egerton of Tatton, Wilbraham Egerton Egerton: Indian and Oriental Armor. Dover, Mineola 2002, ISBN 0-486-42229-1 (English; first published London 1896).
- Arthur Upham Pope: A Survey of Persian Art from Prehistoric Times to the Present. Supplements A: The Andarz Nama. Oxford University Press, London 1938 (English).
Web links
Commons : Battle axes - Collection of images
- Persian double axes at Oriental-Arms under Antique Arms and Armor , 2014, accessed on January 23, 2014 (English):
- Photos: Indo Persian Ceremonial Double headed Battle Ax. In: Swords and Antique Weapons. 2014, accessed on January 23, 2014.
Individual evidence
- ^ David Nicolle : Arms and Armor of the Crusading Era. 1050-1350. Volume 1, Kraus, White Plains, 1988, ISBN 0-527-67128-2 , p. 511 (English).