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LOT 1145

Western Asiatic Stone Macehead

2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

3 1/2 in. (493 grams, 89 mm).

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

Provenance

Ex London, UK, gentleman's collection, 1990s.

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 1145

Western Asiatic Stone Macehead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £182

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