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LOT 1878
Western Asiatic Bronze Macehead
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 in. (138 grams, 74 mm).
Tubular in plan with collar to mouth and base, five radiating bulbs.
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Literature
Cf. Gorelik, M., Weapons of Ancient East, IV millennium BC-IV century BC, Saint Petersburg, 2003, pl.XXX, no.61, for type.
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LOT 1878
Western Asiatic Bronze Macehead
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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