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LOT 1484
Luristan Bronze Bulbous Macehead
CIRCA 7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
3 7/8 in. (167 grams, 98 mm).
With three round knobs at the top, radiating from the hollow shaft, with a further three heater-shaped projections below. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
LiteratureCf. Muscarella, O.W., Bronze and Iron, Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988, nos.68-71, for similar.
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