Description : Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic period, Naqada II, ca. 3500 to 3200 BCE. A globe-shaped mace head made of a beautiful metallic grey hematite with a smooth surface and a drilled socketing hole which is wider on one end. Mace heads like this were mounted on the end of a slender wooden pole and were employed as either swinging weapons or striking tools similar to a primitive hammer. Stone mace heads have been found in Naqada II tombs of both males and females, and the form seems to have replaced the earlier disc-shaped mace heads of the Naqada I period. Size: 2.375 W x 1.5 H (6 cm x 3.8 cm).
Provenance: ex-private Pearson collection, Denver, Colorado, USA, acquired at Arte Primitivo Gallery, New York, New York, USA
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Prix: 373.50 USD🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
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À propos du lot
n° 1 Titre : Egyptian Predynastic Hematite Mace Head Dimensions : 2.375 W x 1.5 H (6 cm x 3.8 cm) Condition report : Small chips and abrasions across exterior, otherwise intact and very good. Nice earthen deposits within chipped areas. Artemis Gallery, Salle de vente
, Louisville, US🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire. Titre de la vente : Ancient | Ethnographic | Fine Art Date de la vente : 06/02/2019🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire. Référence de l'enchère
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