Mace head

Mace head
A pear shaped mace head made from diorite. The mace was a favourite weapon in warfare and was also used as a ceremonial weapon by the kings, as evidenced by the countless scenes and reliefs depicting the king smiting Egypt's enemies with a huge mace. Both disc- shaped and pear- shaped mace heads were used in pre-historic Egypt but the disc- shape later went out of use while pear- shaped mace heads are often found in many graves.

Present location LIVERPOOL MUSEUM [03/061] LIVERPOOL
Inventory number 16.11.06.280
Dating PREDYNASTIC PERIOD
Archaeological Site KOM EL-AHMAR/...
Category MACE-HEAD
Material DIORITE
Technique POLISHED
Height 7 cm





Bibliography•Piotr Bienkowski and Angela Tooley., Gifts of The Nile: Ancient Egyptian Arts and Crafts in Liverpool Museum., 1995., 51; pl.71

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