Egypt, Pre-Dynastic Period, Naqada II, ca. 3500 to 3000 BCE; Ancient Near East, perhaps Bactrian, ca. 1st millennium BCE. A striking ensemble of 2 Egyptian and 2 Near Eastern stone mace heads all with central socketing holes. Skillfully carved from banded alabaster, the first Egyptian mace head presents a squat, piriform body with a flat top and tapered bottom. The next Egyptian mace head exhibits a teardrop-shape nicely complemented by a gorgeous surface of mottled light gray and white with natural, cordovan-hued veining. The remaining 2 examples hail from the ancient Near East. One is sculpted from blue-gray stone to display a spherical form, while the last showcases a tubular form with a meticulously carved exterior of several petaloid spikes. Size (of largest): 2.3" W x 2.3" H (5.8 cm x 5.8 cm)

Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010; ex-Arte Primitivo, New York, New York, USA; ex-Khan family, New Jersey, USA collection, acquired in the 1990s; ex-private New York, USA collection, acquired in the 1960s

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Chipping to Bactrian mace head. Expected nicks and abrasions to all, commensurate with age and use. Otherwise, all are excellent. Light earthen deposits to deep gray mace head.