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LOT 1357
Western Asiatic Stone Macehead
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 in. (310 grams, 83 mm).
With plain globular body and circular short shaft.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990-2000s.
LiteratureSee Gorelik, M., Weapons of Ancient East, IV millennium BC-IV century BC, Saint Petersburg, 2003, pl.XXX, no.47, mace of a deity, detail of the image on the “Stela of Kites” Eanatuma, Ngirsu, mid-3rd millennium B.C.
FootnotesThe mace in the Middle East was of great importance, and widely used in fighting activities at the end of the 4th millennium B.C. Many maces of simple spherical or pear-shaped profile have been found there, and they were quickly utilised by the military commanders as symbol of power and rank; limestone maces are still attested in the Marlik culture of 14th-10th century B.C.
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Opening Bid: £150
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Western Asiatic Stone Macehead
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With plain globular body and circular short shaft. 310 grams, 83 mm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990-2000s.
The mace in the Middle East was of great importance, and widely used in fighting activities at the end of the 4th millennium B.C. Many maces of simple spherical or pear-shaped profile have been found there, and they were quickly utilised by the military commanders as symbol of power and rank; limestone maces are still attested in the Marlik culture of 14th-10th century B.C. -
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3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
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