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LOT 1368

Luristan Bronze Macehead

LATE 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

5 3/8 in. (244 grams, 13.5 cm).

Of cylindrical shape, the upper section with alternating rectangular panels and vertical rows of three prominent spikes, short cylindrical shaft edged at top and bottom.

Provenance

Ex London, UK, collection, before 1988.

Literature

See Godard, A., Les Bronzes du Luristan, Paris, 1931, pl.XIX, no.58, for a similar; Khorasani, M. M., 'Bronze and iron weapons from Luristan' in Antiguo Oriente: Cuadernos del Centro de Estudios de Historia del Antiguo Oriente, 7, 2009, fig.8.

Footnotes

The mace was probably the oldest weapon used by humans. This weapon has been used in different ways and it was probably considered the main tool in the civilisation of the Kassites because of the high number of maces found in this area. Bronze maces in Luristan probably had wooden handles, although most of them unfortunately have been eroded and severely deteriorated. According to Khorasani, such maces were realised with lost-wax process.

CONDITION

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LOT 1368

Luristan Bronze Macehead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £286

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