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LOT 1549

Western Asiatic Stone Macehead

3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

3 1/4 in. (386 grams, 83 mm).

With plain globular body, circular short shaft expanding to a circular flat base.

Provenance

From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Literature

See Gorelik, M., Weapons of Ancient East, IV millennium BC-IV century BC, Saint Petersburg, 2003, pl.XXX, no.47.

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LOT 1549

Western Asiatic Stone Macehead

Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)

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