PAIR OF WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE MACE HEADS

Ca. 1200-700 BC
A pair of cast bronze mace heads, each with a hollow cylindrical body to be placed around a wooden staff. The upper halves are equipped with panels of five raised chevrons and three rows of blunt spikes. The lower halves are plain and the shaft holes are collared.
Size: 140-160mm x 45-55mm; Weight: 850g
Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK / International art markets.
Estimate: GBP 600 - 900