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LOT 1040
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]
ProvenanceEarly 1990s London collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
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.
FootnotesBronze 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.
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