BRONZE AGE BRONZE MACE HEAD

Western Asia, Ca. 1200-700 BC
A cast bronze mace head with a tubular shaft and a knobbed head. Its upper portion is equipped with raised and vertically oriented ridges, whilst the lower section is delineated by a raised horizontal band. The weapon terminates with a further series of raised horizontal bands around the socket.
Size: 130mm x 60mm; Weight: 750g
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 400 - 600