Mace Head
E1186
From: Egypt | Ballas (uncertain) | Naqada (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
| Object Number | E1186 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Egypt | Ballas (uncertain) | Naqada (uncertain) |
| Locus | Grave 552 |
| Period | Egyptian Predynastic Period |
| Date Made | 5000-3000 BCE |
| Section | Egyptian |
| Materials | Hematite |
| Description | Squat pear-shaped mace. Hole is slightly off-center, but is crisp with no chipping. Carved from very heavy hematite (non-magnetic). |
| Height | 3.4 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 3.9 cm |
| Credit Line | Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account; William Flinders Petrie, 1895 |
| Other Number | 5 - Field No SF | ES 1186 - Original Number |
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