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This is the rating and price for Egyptian Predynastic Brecciated Limestone Mace Head, 2014



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 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #181627
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Estimate (low-high) : 1800 USD-2700 USD It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 6
Title : Egyptian Predynastic Brecciated Limestone Mace Head, Period : 2014
Condition report : Very light abrasions and nicks, with some small chips around base of hafting hole, otherwise intact and excellent. Wonderful surface smoothness throughout.
Artemis Gallery, auctioneer, Louisville, US It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : Antiquities | Asian | Ethnographic | Fine Art
Sale date : 09 Nov 2023 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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