A Luristan spike butted ceremonial axehead, Early Iron Age, ca. 1200 - 800 BCE Objects of Everyday Use As the largest cats in

As the largest cats in the Americas

1998 Gloria Petyarre

Creating an arbor-like setting

The pendant is shaped like a pomegranate

these stones conveyed a balance between the warmth of life and the clarity of the divine

A Luristan spike butted ceremonial axehead, Early Iron Age, ca. 1200 - 800 BCE Objects of Everyday Use As the largest cats incast using the lost wax method; a spike butted axehead, the short, cylindrical shaft tube with three cords across each side, leading to four short, thick spikes down the rear spine of the socket. The flaring blade has a convex cutting edge, is ridged on both long sides, and is finely decorated with an incised floral and geometric decoration on both sides. Elaborate blades of this sort were used as parade weapons, as votives, and as attributes of cult