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Mace head
Egyptian
Predynastic Period, Naqada II
2750–2649 B.C., or earlier
Object Place: Egypt, Hierakonplois; Findspot: Egypt, Hierakonplois
Medium/Technique
Diorite
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 3.5 x 6 cm (1 3/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Egyptian Research Account by subscription
Accession Number98.1016
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing – Axes, maces, clubs
DescriptionVariation of the piriform type; carinated - squat with pronounced shoulder; large hole through center for hafting; few nicks around hole.
This is a rarer form of mace head according to "Predynastic and Archaic Egypt in the Brooklyn Museum" (p. 260); object is similar to #147 in catalogue.
This is a rarer form of mace head according to "Predynastic and Archaic Egypt in the Brooklyn Museum" (p. 260); object is similar to #147 in catalogue.
ProvenanceFrom Hierakonpolis, 453-44. 1898: Excavated by J. E. Quibell for the Egyptian Research Account, given to the MFA by the Egyptian Research Account.
(Accession date: November 1, 1898)
(Accession date: November 1, 1898)