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Disk-shaped macehead

Disk-shaped macehead

Naqada I, 3850–3650 B.C.
Findspotel-Mahasna, Egypt
Medium/TechniquePegmatitic hornblende diorite
DimensionsOverall: 5.8 x 2 cm (2 5/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number09.375
On View
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ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing
ProvenanceFrom el-Mahasna, Tomb H. 39. 1908-09, excavated by Edward R. Ayrton and W. L. S. Loat for the Egypt Exploration Fund. Given to the MFA by EEF 1909.
Piriform mace head
Piriform mace head
Naqada I (Amratian) 3850–3650 B.C.
Tall ovoid jar with lug handles
Tall ovoid jar with lug handles
2960–2770 B.C., or earlier
Concave sided beaker
Concave sided beaker
2490–2472 B.C.
Cylindrical bowl
Cylindrical bowl
2490–2472 B.C.
Squat shouldered jar
Squat shouldered jar
2575–2465 B.C.
Squat shouldered jar with lug handles
Squat shouldered jar with lug handles
2575–2465 B.C.
Disk-shaped macehead
Disk-shaped macehead
3850–3650 B.C.
Mace head
Mace head
Mace head
Mace head
2750–2649 B.C., or earlier
Image Not Available for Squat shouldered jar
Squat shouldered jar
2575–2465 B.C.
Kohl jar
Kohl jar
2061–1070 B.C.
Group shot (L to R): 03.1402, 03.1411, 03.1429
Concave-base arrowhead
5th millennium B.C.