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LOT 1480
Mesopotamian Veined Mottled Grey Stone Macehead
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/4 in. (424 grams, 72 mm).
Piriform with vertical socket expanding towards the narrower end; polished surface.
ProvenanceEx 1990s collection and with a central London gallery.
LiteratureCf. 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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