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LOT 1037
Luristan Sara Gorz Macehead
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
5 in. (272 grams, 12.5 cm high).
A bronze mace head with cylindrical shaft extended over the top, rounded knobs around the swollen head, flanked by horizontal grooved bands.
ProvenanceAcquired mid 1980s to early 1990s.
Private family collection formed in London, UK.
Cf. Musé Cernuschi., Bronzes du Luristan: Enigmes De L'Iran Ancien IIIe-Ier millenaire ac. j.-c., Paris musées, 2008, p.103, for a comparable item.
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LOT 1037
Luristan Sara Gorz Macehead
Estimate £450 - 650€520 - 750 (for guidance only)$610 - 880 (for guidance only)
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