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Lot 131

Nine Near Eastern mace heads
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1 December 2020, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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Nine Near Eastern mace heads
Circa 3rd-1st Millennium B.C.
Comprising five haematite mace heads of spherical form, three tapering towards the base, one of which is collared; a granite mace head of fluted spherical form tapering to the base; another granite mace head of spherical form tapering to the base; an alabaster mace head of globular form; and a marble mace head, all pierced vertically, 4cm-7cm high (9)

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Provenance:
Oliver Hoare (1945-2018) collection, UK, acquired on the London art market in 1997.

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