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LOT 1449
Western Asiatic White-Veined Red Marble Mace Head
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/4 in. (444 grams, 71 mm).
Onion-shaped in profile with raised rim to the socket.
ProvenanceEx London gentleman's collection, 1990s.
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