Western Asiatic Flanged Macehead

LATE 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

3 1/8 in. (131 grams, 80 mm).

A cylindrical bronze macehead with five D-shaped flanges to the circumference; socket to base. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Early 1990s London collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.

Literature

See Gorelik, M., Weapons of Ancient East, IV millennium BC-IV century BC, Saint Petersburg, 2003, pl.XXX, no.61, from Chankhudaro, Hindustan, Accadic territory.

Footnotes

Bronze maces with a long bronze tubular sleeve appeared in Mesopotamia from the last third of the 3rd millennium B.C., apparently being of Palestinian origin. This type of mace was then spread to Elam and from there to India.

CONDITION

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