Mace head
2750–2649 B.C., or earlier
Object PlaceEgypt
FindspotEgypt
Medium/TechniqueDiorite
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 3.5 x 6 cm (1 3/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Credit LineEgyptian Research Account by subscription
Accession number98.1016
On View
Not on viewClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Hierakonpolis, 453-44. 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)
3850–3650 B.C.
Naqada I, 3850–3650 B.C.
Naqada I (Amratian) 3850–3650 B.C.
5th millennium B.C.
5000–4000 B.C.
5000–4000 B.C.
3700–3100 B.C.
Merimda, 4500–3800 B.C.
pre-Badarian, Merimda Culture, 5th millennium B.C.
270 B.C.–400 A.D.
