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LOT 1162

Western Asiatic Black Stone Macehead

2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

3 1/8 in. (439 grams, 80 mm).

Piriform with vertical socket expanding towards the narrower end.

Provenance

Ex London, UK, gentleman's collection, 1990s.

Literature

Cf. Gorelik, M., Weapons of Ancient East, IV millennium BC-IV century BC, Saint Petersburg, 2003, in Russian, see pl.XXX, no.89, from Megiddo, for similar.

CONDITION

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LOT 1162

Western Asiatic Black Stone Macehead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £338

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