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LOT 1434
Luristan Socketted Bronze Cudgel
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
6 in. (473 grams, 15.5 cm wide).
A cudgel or handle of an axe or mace reinforced at both ends by raised moulding, the handle adorned with a double spiral in relief.
ProvenancePrivate family collection formed in London, mid 1980s to early 1990s.
LiteratureSee Godard, A., Les Bronzes du Luristan, Paris, 1931, pl.XIX, no.58; Godard, Y. and A., Bronzes de Luristan, La Haye, 1954, pl.2, cat.16.
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