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LOT 1134
Western Asiatic Stone Macehead
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 in. (500 grams, 78 mm).
Toroid and drilled vertically to accommodate a wooden shaft.
Provenance
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990-2000s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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