Axe Collection (page 9)

Hittite gold figure of a King or God from the Gold Tomb at Carcemishu, Turkey. This was a single grave found within the city walls of an important person killed in a siege

Neolithic stone axes
Neolithic polished stone axes from Finland, from the National Museums collection in Helsinki

Black-figured neck-amphora depicting the birth of Athena, Attica, Greece
Black-figured neck-amphora depicting the birth of Athena from Zeus head - note Hephaestos with his axe, Attica, Greece. From the British Museums collection

Roman bronze axe

Battle of Crecy, France, August 1346 (1864). A major engagement of the Hundred Years War between England and France (1337-1453)

Battle of Poitiers, France, 732 (1837). Artist: Charles Auguste Guillaume Steuben
Battle of Poitiers, France, 732 (1837). The battle at which the Frankish king Charles Martel (the Hammer) (c688-741), founder of the Carolingian dynasty and grandfather of Charlemagne

The Woodman, c late 19th century. Artist: M & N Hanhart
The Woodman, c late 19th century. A woodman setting off to work in a snowy landscape, axe under his arm and billhook tucked in his belt, with a pipe for comfort and a dog for company

The Deer Hunt, 4th century BC. Alexander the Great (356 BC-323 BC) left, and Hephaestion, his boyhood friend, with a stag

Neolithic implements of stone, flint and horn, c1890. A range of tools and weapons including axes, hammers, knives and arrowheads

Gurm Gamle (Gormo), King of Denmark from 840, 1815
Gurm Gamle, King of Denmark from 840, 1815. Gurm Gamle (Gormo) wearing a leather corselet over a tunic, a hat/crown of many folds

Battle between Bacchides and Jonathan, Maccabean Revolt, 160 BC, (c19th century)
Battle between Bacchides and Jonathan, Maccabean Revolt, 160 BC (c19th century). French representation of the battle between Bacchides, general of Demetrius I Soter (c187-150 BC)

Battle of Hastings, 1066 (1070s). Harold IIs (c1022-1066) Anglo-Saxon troops (left) led by an armoured standard bearer and a warrior with an axe, confront Norman cavalryman armed with lances

Shoe tree makers, 1751-1777. Artist: Denis Diderot
Shoe tree makers, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection

Washing for tin, 1556. After digging out a substantial amount, miners would alter the course of the stream, washing away light material and leaving tin-bearing ore

The Miner, 16th century. Artist: Jost Amman
The Miner, 16th century. In the background a man is working at a rockface, while another wheels a trolley out of the mine

Detail of a Minoan sarcophagus from Crete
Detail of a Minoan sarcophagus from Ayia Triada on Crete. It depicts two priestesses pouring libations at an altar (note the double-axes) while a musician in female dress plays a seven-stringed lyre

Pillar-crypt of the Minoan Royal palace at Mallia, Bronze Age
Pillar-crypt of the Minoan Royal palace at Mallia. Note the double-axe motifs incised on the far central pillar, Bronze Age

Neolithic stone axe
A neolithic stone axe in antler socket and wooden haft (wood is modern), from the Louvres collection

Charles Martel, King of the Franks, at the Battle of Poitiers, 732 (1892). Charles Martel (the Hammer) (c688-741) depicted wielding a battleaxe

Human sacrifice, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA, 1912. Decapitation of a victim tied to a stake in front of the image of a Voodoo god during a Voodoo ceremony

The Giants and the Pigmy, 1881. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Giants and the Pigmy, 1881. The Liberal Prime Minister, carrying the axe, is walking in company with his Chief Secretary for Ireland, Mr William Forster

The Demon Rough, 1874. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Demon Rough, 1874. A bestial labourer crouches over the limp body of his wife whilst Justice stands over him, her scales and sword on her belt, and the cat o nine tails in her hand

The Yankee Fireman, 1866. Artist: John Tenniel
The Yankee Fireman, 1866. The figure of Canada remarks They say theres Fire at Head-Centre House. If it Spreads to My Premises -. To which Fireman Johnson replies Guess its only Smoke, Miss

Colonists and Convicts 1864. Artist: John Tenniel
Colonists and Convicts, 1864. Australian Colonist says: Now, Mr. Bull! Don t shoot any more of your Rubbish here, or I shall Quarrel

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