Bronze combat axe-celt

Late Bronze Age, 1200 – 1100 B.C.
Transylvania

Hollow-cast, hollow in upper half. Body flaring and faceted at cutting edge. Oval socket with beveled reinforced rim; one external handle-loop on the vertical seam. Molded in low relief lines from seams to rim.  Length 4.1″ (10.4 cm). Part of the body is absent (ancient loss).
For similar published archaeological examples see:
– M. Petrescu-Dimbovita, Depozitele de bronzuri din Romania, Editura Academiei Romania, Bucuresti, pl.23: 6