Egg-Shaped Mace Head

• Medium: Alabaster
• Dates: ca. 3500-3300 B.C
• Period: Predynastic Period, Naqada II Period or later
• Dimensions: 2 3/16 (5.6 cm) high x 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm) diameter
• Collection: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
• Exhibitions:
  • To Live Forever: Art and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt (February 12, 2010 through May 2, 2010)
• Accession Number: 09.889.198
• Image: 09.889.198_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, Nov 30, 2006

Catalogue Description:
Pear shaped mace-head of white marble with yellow interspersion with relatively wide perforation at base. Condition: Intact. Worn at openings of perforation.