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LOT 1867

Luristan Bronze Macehead

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

3 1/4 in. (329 grams total, mace: 83 mm).

With a globular body and tubular socket with two raised collars above and a flaring base; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of the late Sir Clinton Charles Donald Cory, 5th Baronet of Coryton.
Ex Philip Auction House, 24 September 1985.

Literature

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

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LOT 1867

Luristan Bronze Macehead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £286

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