Pear-shaped mace head
3700–3100 B.C.
Country of Origin, for CustomsEgypt
Medium/TechniqueTravertine (Egyptian alabaster)
DimensionsH. 4 cm, Diameter 6 cm
Credit LineEgyptian Research Account by subscription
Accession number98.1018
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)
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.