Macehead
| Artist | |
| Name | Unknown |
| Basic Info | |
| Period | Iron Age II-III |
| Created in | Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Luristan (Iran) |
| Century | 2nd millennium BCE |
| Culture | Iranian |
| Dimensions | 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.) |
| Harvard Museum | |
| Department | Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics |
| Division | Asian and Mediterranean Art |
| Contact | am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu |
Context
The exterior of this thick-walled macehead bears seven raised flanges separated by wide troughs; an eighth flange has broken off and is missing (1). Each flange is roughly triangular in shape. The hollow cylindrical socket is open at both ends. The shaft below the macehead is decorated with incised lines and hatch marks as well as with a raised band at the juncture with the head and at the bottom. The macehead appears to have been crushed and partially reshaped. NOTES: 1. For the general shape of the macehead, compare E. O. Negahban, Weapons from Marlik, Archäologische Mitteilungen aus Iran 16 (Berlin, 1995) 25-26, no. 80 M, fig.1, pl. 2 (dated c. 1500-1100 BCE); and Bronzes du Luristan: Énigmes d l’Iran ancien, III-Ier millénaire av. J.-C., exh. cat., Musée Cernuschi (Paris, 2008) 82, no. 21 (a generally similar shape with flanges, although narrower, and dated c. 1300-1000 BCE). Lisa M. Anderson
TechnicalDetails
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Anonymous Gift