Predynastic Egyptian Alabaster Mace Head - Fluted Melon Form, Ex Sotheby's

Egypt, Predynastic period, Naqada II - III. An Egyptian alabaster mace head of fluted melon form, Predynastic period, the flattened globular body carved with deep lobes radiating from the central shaft hole in the manner of a gadrooned gourd, drilled through for hafting. The surface retains areas of encrustation from burial alongside smoothly polished lobes. Gadrooned and fluted mace heads of this type are documented in the late fourth to early third millennium BCE. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. Item # 204399

Estimate:$450

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