Luristan Bronze Macehead

13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.

3 7/8 in. (416 grams, 98 mm).

Comprising a cylindrical shaft with flared mouth, rounded flanges around the swollen head, horizontal stepped bands; Sara Gorz type. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.

Literature

Cf. Musé Cernuschi, Bronzes du Luristan: Enigmes De L'Iran Ancien IIIe-Ier millénaire ac. j.-c., Paris musées, 2008, p.103, for type.

CONDITION

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