Egg-Shaped Mace Head

ca. 3500–3300 B.C.E.

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Caption

Egg-Shaped Mace Head, ca. 3500–3300 B.C.E.. Egyptian alabaster (calcite), 3 1/4 x 3 x 3 in. (8.3 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.197. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Egg-Shaped Mace Head

Date

ca. 3500–3300 B.C.E.

Period

Predynastic Period, Naqada II Period

Medium

Egyptian alabaster (calcite)

Classification

Arms and Armor

Dimensions

3 1/4 x 3 x 3 in. (8.3 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

09.889.197

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