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Mesopotamian Mottled Grey Stone Macehead Mesopotamian Mottled Grey Stone Macehead Mesopotamian Mottled Grey Stone Macehead
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LOT 1158

Mesopotamian Mottled Grey Stone Macehead

3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

3 1/4 in. (580 grams, 82 mm).

Piriform with vertical socket expanding towards the narrower end.

Provenance

Ex 1990s collection and with a central London gallery.

Literature

Cf. Gorelik, M., Weapons of Ancient East, IV millennium BC-IV century BC, Saint Petersburg, 2003, in Russian, see pl.XXXI, no.30, from Armenia, for similar.

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LOT 1158

Mesopotamian Mottled Grey Stone Macehead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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