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LOT 0286
'The Chrysler Museum' Mesopotamian Bronze Macehead with Incised Decoration
EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
10 in. (647 grams total, 25.6 cm including stand).
Tubular in plan with low-relief braided panel and undulating lines; scooped profile at each end and securing collar; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceEx Chrysler Museum of Art, Virginia, accession no.NP.68.62.M.
with ArtAncient, 2010.
Private collection, London, UK.
Cf. Mahboubian, H., Art of Ancient Iran, Copper and Bronze, London, 1997, fig.175, p.168, for type.
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LOT 0286
'The Chrysler Museum' Mesopotamian Bronze Macehead with Incised Decoration
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£444 (EUR 516; USD 600) +BP*
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