double axe
Two-headed chopping tool
A double axe is an axe with two blades extending from opposite sides of the head, creating a symmetrical cutting tool.
Ancient double axes appear prominently in Minoan art and religious symbolism, where the labrys held ceremonial significance.
Modern double-bit axes allow woodsmen to maintain two edges—one kept sharp for clean cuts, the other duller for rough work near the ground.
- MinoanAncient Cretan civilization
- ancient GreeceClassical Mediterranean civilization
- CreteLargest Greek island
- sacred symbolReligious emblem of worship
- bladeFlat cutting edge
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- ancient symbolshieroglyphs, cuneiform, runes, petroglyphs, cave paintings
- Aegean Bronze AgeKnossos, Mycenae, Minoans, palace ruins, Phaistos Disc
double axehatchet
Small one-handed chopper
tomahawk · adze · hand axe · felling axe · splitting maul
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