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					Originally Posted by  Saracen
					 
				 
				It doesn't seem like an axe to me either.  
This photo shows that the working part is wooden.  
But in his right hand he has an axe according to its functionality. 
			
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   Right hand: That's a Mak, an SEA agricultural tool. he's using the unsharpened edge to hammer with. (Or he's cutting Upwards)
Like mine: Also a temple fresco showing them used as a military weapon. 
note: the cutting edge is not where you would expect 

 It's the lower (concave) edge on mine and similar items. The upper edge is a broad flat spine.