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LOT 0291

Estimate
GBP (£) 1,500 - 2,000
EUR (€) 1,740 - 2,310
USD ($) 2,010 - 2,680

ELAMITE BRONZE SPIKED MACEHEAD WITH BULLS
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 3/4 in. (349 grams, 14.5 cm).

With three adjoining bull heads in high-relief to the top, with three ears and three horns serving all the three heads; the horns curving towards the rim of the closed top; the shaft adorned with vertical rows of pointed spikes; hollow socket tube with ring collar at the base.

PROVENANCE:
Ex London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.

Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11997-22061.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

LITERATURE:
Cf. for similar Mahboubian, H., Art of Ancient Iran, London, 1997, p.168, no.175.

CONDITION
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