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Egyptian Predynastic Brecciated Limestone Mace Head

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Description

Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic Period, Naqada II to III, ca. 3500 to 3100 BCE. A beautiful mace head carved from brecciated limestone with a wide hafting shaft drilled through the center of the dense body. The apple-shaped weapon would have been mounted atop a lengthy wooden pole and used by swinging said pole with force, causing immense damage to whatever - or whomever - the stone head contacted. Size: 2.62" L x 2.57" W x 1.96" H (6.7 cm x 6.5 cm x 5 cm)

A similar example of spherical form hammered for $3000 at Christie's, New York "Antiquities" auction (sale 3403, December 11, 2014, lot 23).

Provenance: private Carroll collection, Georgia, USA, by descent; ex-private Jim Carroll collection, Maryland, USA, acquired 1960s

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Condition

Very light abrasions and nicks, with some small chips around base of hafting hole, otherwise intact and excellent. Wonderful surface smoothness throughout.