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LOT 1401
Western Asiatic Mottled Black Stone Mace Head
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/8 in. (459 grams, 80 mm).
Piriform in profile with vertical socket expanding towards the base, short neck.
ProvenanceEx London gentleman's collection, 1990s.
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