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Description : Egypt, Pre-dynastic period, ca. 4th millenium BCE. Round knapped stone disc of a deep brown chert used as an offensive weapon in Egypt at the time before the pharaohs. Edges sharpened to inflict as much damage as possible, rounded center hole which allowed the mace to be attached to a long club for maximum striking power. Size: 3.4 W x 3.75 H (8.6 cm x 9.5 cm), 4.75 H (12.1 cm) on included custom stand. According to experts, maces were extensively used in Egypt and neighbouring Canaan from the middle of the fourth millennium BCE to the middle of the third. In Mesopotamia, where Sumerian soldiers wore body armour and helmets, their use was limited. Improvements to the mace were few. The Egyptians tried to give them a disk shaped form in order to increase their impact or even endow them with some cutting capabilities, but with improving defensive equipment the mace disappeared as a fighting weapon, and gave way to the battle axe. According to the archaeological records disk and pear-shaped mace heads were frequently used, in contrast to all the other forms which were unusual Provenance: ex-private Los Angeles, California, USA collection, acquired from Arte Primitivo Gallery, New York, New York, USA, published in catalog, deaccessioned from The Heckscher Museum of Art, Long Island, New York, USA in 2012, acquired by Gustave Maurice Heckscher at one of the Sotheby's, Wilkinson & Hodge auctioneers sales of the Valuable Collection of Egyptian Antiquities formed by Robert de Rustafjaell, Esq, held in 1903, 1906, and 1915, ex-Col. Robert de Rustafjaell collection (1876-1943), acquired prior to 1909 while working in Egypt as a geologist and mining engineer 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. #139721
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