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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Mace Head
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Mace Head

AAT Object Form/FunctionMace Heads (weapons)
Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
Periodpossibly Predynastic
Date5500-2950 BCE
MediumLimestone
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Dimensions1 7/8 x 2 3/16 in. (4.8 x 5.6 cm)
Object number1958.068
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2001 - Present
ProvenancePurchased by Emory University Museum from Metropolitan Musuem of Art, New York, New York.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Shabti
ca. 1539-1292 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Pear-Shaped Macehead
ca. 3500-3350 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Lug-Handled Vessel
3500-3350 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Head from a Coffin Lid
305-180 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Macehead
3500-3000 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Shabti
1539-1292 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Gilded Statuette
ca. 2118-1980 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Mace Head
2nd Millennium BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Mace Head
2nd Millennium BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Model Mace
2080-1878 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Fishtail Lance Head
3500-3350 BCE
© Bruce M. White, 2006.
Head from a Statuette of a Woman
2435-2152 BCE