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LOT 1498

Western Asiatic Collared Stone Macehead

2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

3 1/2 in. (396 grams, 88 mm).

Tubular in form with tapering profile and collar above the socket.

Provenance

Ex London, UK, collection, 1990-2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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 1498

Western Asiatic Collared Stone Macehead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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