Egg-Shaped Mace Head

ca. 3500–3300 B.C

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Caption

Egg-Shaped Mace Head, ca. 3500–3300 B.C. Egyptian alabaster (calcite), 2 1/16 diameter x 2 1/8 in. (5.2 x 5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.198. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Egg-Shaped Mace Head

Date

ca. 3500–3300 B.C

Period

Predynastic Period, Naqada II Period or later

Medium

Egyptian alabaster (calcite)

Classification

Tool

Dimensions

2 1/16 diameter x 2 1/8 in. (5.2 x 5.4 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

09.889.198

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