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LOT 1524
Group of Bronze Age and Other Objects
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.-CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 - 6 1/8 in. (1.36 kg total, 4.5-15.5 cm).
Comprising: a Luristan macehead; European socketted axehead; Greek vessel handles; bracelets, and other items. [15, No Reserve]
Provenance
The macehead with Sotheby's, May 1993; the handles ex Horatio and Patsy Melas collection.
with Roseberys, London, 26 October 2021, the majority of no.12.
Accompanied by a copy of the Roseberys catalogue listing.
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