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Luristan Bronze Cudgel - Mace: Near Eastern Antiquities
Here you find a Luristan cudgel from circa 1200 BC. Featuring a lovely patina and design on the upper portion above the shaft. Most scholars feel that these cudgels were used primarily in a ceremonial manner. Seeing this one is so intact I would tend to agree. "A mace in one of the most well known Luristan styles. Luristan is a region in the central Zagros mountains in Eastern Iran well known for its early artistic bronzes. However, the full history of the region is little known and many so-called Luristan items actually originate in a wider area of Eastern Iran and neighbouring regions." This ancient cudgel is very large in size and in very fine condition. Measures 9 inches in length.

See: "Catalog of The Ancient Persian Bronzes In The Ashmolean Museum", P.R.S. Moorey's, #96 & 97.

Metal analysis by Dr. Reiderer, March 1980.

Provenance: Aspendos, Berlin 1979


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