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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.

Provenance

Acquired mid 1980s to early 1990s.
Private family collection formed in London, UK.

Literature

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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