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LOT 1541

Luristan Bronze Socketted Macehead

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

4 7/8 in. (359 grams, 12.5 cm).

Cylindrical in plan, the upper section with vertical columns of three prominent spikes, short cylindrical shaft, flange rim to each end.

Provenance

Acquired in the 1990s.
Ex Abelita family collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

See Godard, A., Les Bronzes du Luristan, Paris, 1931, pl.XIX, no.58, for the type.

CONDITION
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LOT 1541

Luristan Bronze Socketted Macehead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £286

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