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LOT 1870
Western Asiatic Polished Stone Macehead
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/2 in. (233 grams, 63 mm).
Ovoid body with a round socket.
Provenance
From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman, 1990s.
Literature
Cf. Gorelik, M., Weapons of Ancient East, IV millennium BC-IV century BC, Saint Petersburg, 2003, pl.XXXI, no.30, for similar example.
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