Mace head
Object PlaceEgypt
Medium/TechniqueTravertine (Egyptian alabaster)
DimensionsHeight: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in) Diameter: 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.)
Credit LineEgyptian Research Account by subscription
Accession number98.1019
On View
Not on viewClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Hierakonpolis. 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)
(Accession date: November 1, 1898)
3700–3100 B.C.
2960–2770 B.C., or earlier
about 1700–1550 B.C.
5th millennium B.C.
5000–4000 B.C.
5000–4000 B.C.
3850–3650 B.C.
5200–4000 B.C.
5200–4000 B.C.
5200–4000 B.C.
5200–4000 B.C.
5200–4000 B.C.