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Pear-shaped macehead
Egyptian
Predynastic, Nagada IIc (Gerzean) Period
3650–3300 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid (Mesa'eed), Tomb 47
Medium/Technique
Greywacke
Dimensions
Height x width: 6.5 x 6.2 cm (2 9/16 x 2 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.193
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing – Axes, maces, clubs
DescriptionSlate; gray; hole drilled through center; good condition. From Mesa'eed.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed) tomb 47, no. 17 [M/47/17]. 1910: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the Egyptian Government.
(Accession Date: March 2, 1911)
(Accession Date: March 2, 1911)