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

Pear-Shaped Macehead

Possible OriginEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodPredynastic
Dateca. 3500-3350 BCE
MediumLimestone
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions2 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in., 350 g (6.3 x 6.4 x 6.4 cm, 12 3/8 oz.)
Object number2018.010.823
Exhibition HistoryLife and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 4 - August 6, 2023
Published ReferencesHotel des Ventes du Prado, Marseille, Objets de Fouille et de Haute Curiosite Monnaies Antiques de Bronze, Argent et Or (1er Decembre 1973), lot 3Bis.
Melinda K. Hartwig, ed., Life and The Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2023), catalogue entry 63.
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Hotel des Ventes du Prado, Marseille, France, December 1, 1973, lot 3Bis. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art