Egyptian Ceremonial Marble Mace Head

Object Description

An extremely fine and well-preserved Egyptian spherical ceremonial mace head of finely veined black marble, drilled through the centre for attachment. The weapon is supplied with a custom-made wooden stand. Mace heads of this type can be traced back to predynastic Egypt.

Date: Circa 4th Millennium-3rd Millennium BC

Period: Predynastic Egypt

Object Literature

Reference: For a similar item, The Metropolitan Museum, item 10.176.101.

Object Condition

Condition: Very fine condition, mounted on a custom-made stand.

Object Details