Piriform mace head
2960–2770 B.C., or earlier
FindspotHierakonpolis, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueTravertine (Egyptian alabaster) or limestone?
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 7 x 6 cm (2 3/4 x 2 3/8 in.)
Credit LineEgyptian Research Account by subscription
Accession number98.1020
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Not on viewClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing
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ProvenanceFrom Hierakonpolis, 453 (?). 1898: Excavated by J. E. Quibell for the Egyptian Research Account, given to the MFA by the Egyptian Research Account.
(Accession date: November 1, 1898)
** Number on object looks like 543**
(Accession date: November 1, 1898)
** Number on object looks like 543**
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