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LOT 0264
Elamite Decorated Bronze Axehead
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/8 in. (360 grams, 10.4 cm).
With a slender, scooped blade, a round socket with a ribbed outer flange, and three lobed extensions to the rear of the socket with low-relief decorative bands.
ProvenanceFrench collection, 1980s.
Acquired on the London art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
See Engel, N. & Overlaet, B. et al., Bronzes de Luristan, enigmes de l'Iran Ancien, IIIe-Ier millenaire av.J.C., Paris, 2008, cat.8-12, pp.73ff for type.
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LOT 0264
Elamite Decorated Bronze Axehead
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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