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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 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. #143154
Price: 373.50 USD It's free to register now to view!
Estimate (low-high) : 600 USD-900.0 USD It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 1
Title : Egyptian Predynastic Hematite Mace Head
Size : 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, auctioneer, Louisville, US It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : Ancient | Ethnographic | Fine Art
Sale date : 06 Feb 2019 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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