Luristan Mace Head

13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.

6 3/4 in. (294 grams, 17 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. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.

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.

CONDITION

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