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Lot 363: ANTIQUITIES, An Egyptian Predynastic Alabaster Mace Head 
AUCTION: Sale 282 - US Sale
- Sold Winning Bid: $225
- 1 Bid(s)
Description
A nice piriform Pre-Dynastic alabaster mace head, Naqada II or III, c. 3,600 – 3,100 BC, with nice horizontal banding. H:1 3/4” (4.5 cm). Ex Cecil Best collection, London (1882 – 1973). The “piriform” or round mace head was used throughout Egypt and the Levante and replaced the disk-type mace during the Naqada II period of Pre-Dynastic Egypt.
Lot Details
- Offered By: VAuctions
- Lot #: 363
- Listing #: 185058
- Closed: Thursday, May 31, 2012 8:01:00 PM CT
- Estimate: $375