1.3.02026-10-18axe, yxaRådata4056981objektStatens museer för världskultur - MedelhavsmuseetSMVK-MMFöremålhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/4056981MM 2014:006An axe/hammer? head with tetragonal shape. The central part of the axe head is perforated by a circular hole, drilled from two directions and therefore not entirely straight, The hole is 1.6 cm in diameter. One side (the upper side) is inscribed.MM 2014:006, Donated by Dorin Dent in 2010. Purchased in Izmir, Turkey around 1960., The greek inscription is a dedication to Zeus Alsènos. Maybe that the "épiclèse" Alsènos comes from "alsos", which means "holy wood". In my opinion, the axes could be in connection with the ritual cutting of holy trees, or with the sacrifice of ox/bulls, or both. (Hadrian Bru), The axe head is more or less complete.BrukadRomanUrsprungAsien, Turkiet, Phrygiaimage/jpeghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/4059852/MM+2014%3B006%281%29.jpghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/4059851/MM+2014%3B006%281%29.jpghttp://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#cc0Kaneberg, OveStatens museer för världskulturimage/jpeghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/4059847/MM+2014%3B006%282%29.jpghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/4059846/MM+2014%3B006%282%29.jpghttp://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#cc0Kaneberg, OveStatens museer för världskulturhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/html/4056981http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/xml/4056981http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/rdf/4056981