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LOT 0294
Luristan Bronze Macehead Collection
CIRCA 900-800 B.C.
6 1/8 - 6 3/4 in. (876 grams total, 15.5-17.3 cm).
With long septagonal and octagonal shank, rounded knobs around the swollen head, flanked by horizontal bands. [2]
Provenance
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
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