Egyptian mace head, Naqada I, c.3500 BC
Diorite
Height: 3cm, diameter: 10.1cm
11486 C
Charles Ede, London
£ 8,500
Disc-shaped mace head carved from an attractive black and white speckled diorite, the outer edge bevelled, the upper surface slightly concave, the body cone-shaped with concave sides, central hourglass-shaped shaft...
Disc-shaped mace head carved from an attractive black and white speckled diorite, the outer edge bevelled, the upper surface slightly concave, the body cone-shaped with concave sides, central hourglass-shaped shaft hole widening towards the opening at underside and a constriction just before the upper face. The surface retains its original polish. Two minor chips and some wearing to the outer edge.
Provenance
With Galerie Heidi Vollmoeller, Zurich, Switzerland; acquired before 1978John Kasmin, London, UK
