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MESOPOTAMIAN MARBLE MACE HEAD
MESOPOTAMIAN MARBLE MACE HEAD
Item Details
Description
Ca. 2800 - 2500 BC.
A Predynastic Sumerian marble mace head with a globular shaped body and vertical hole. For similar see: Liverpool Museum, Inventory Number 16.11.06.280.
Size: 90mm x 80mm; Weight: 425g
Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.
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MESOPOTAMIAN MARBLE MACE HEAD

Estimate £400 - £600
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Starting Price £200
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