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LOT 0278
Bronze Age Decorated Sceptre Head
1200-1000 B.C.
11 5/8 in. (621 grams total, 29.5 cm wide including stand).
The stem composed of two vertically arranged bicones, conical knop to chest, collar and broad everted head above, two downwards-directed tapering round-section arms; mounted on a custom-made display base.
ProvenanceAcquired in Europe before 2000.
Private collection, Europe.
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