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LOT 0297
Mesopotamian Carved Stone Macehead
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 7/8 in. (484 grams, 73 mm).
Carved from a mottled stone as a large sphere with a round socket.
Provenance
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Private collection, London.
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LOT 0297
Mesopotamian Carved Stone Macehead
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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