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LOT 0461

Egyptian Hematite Macehead

3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

2 1/8 in. (323 grams, 54 mm).

Piriform with narrow socket tapering to the socket's mouth.

Provenance

Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.

Literature

Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Prehistoric Egypt, London, 1920, pl. XXVI, no. 45, for a similar stone macehead.

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LOT 0461

Egyptian Hematite Macehead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £325

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