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LOT 1399
Elamite Bronze Macehead
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/8 in. (205 grams, 61 mm).
Hollow-formed with a collared socket; two rows of tear-shaped bosses to the bulbous body. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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