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LOT 1429
Luristan Bronze Macehead
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 7/8 in. (364 grams, 17.5 cm).
With long tubular shank lared at the mouth, carinated bulb.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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