Mace head inscribed for King Teti
2350–2338 B.C.
Object PlaceSaqqara, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueLimestone
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 6.8 x 6.5 cm (2 11/16 x 2 9/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Service des Antiquités d'Égypte
Accession number24.601
On View
Not on viewClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing
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ProvenanceFrom Saqqara, near the pyramid of King Teti. 1906: excavated by Cecil Firth in the cemeteries around the royal pyramid; 1924: given to the MFA by the Egyptian government.
2960–2770 B.C., or earlier
2960–2770 B.C., or earlier
3650–3300 B.C.
5th millennium B.C.
5000–4000 B.C.
5000–4000 B.C.