A rare Egyptian PreDynastic Breccia Macehead, Pre-Dynastic Period, ca. 3500 - 3200 BCE Medium - Copper underscoring their connection to personal

underscoring their connection to personal adornment

Provenance: Paul I

An exceptional example of technical refinement and imperial symbolism

A copy of the report will be provided with the object

and black on a cream ground

A rare Egyptian PreDynastic Breccia Macehead, Pre-Dynastic Period, ca. 3500 - 3200 BCE Medium - Copper underscoring their connection to personalThe spherical=shaped head pierced longitudinally for attachment to a wooden shaft, carved from a pink and cream breccia. Because of the fragile nature of the stone, breccia mace heads were thought to be ceremonial and not for use in warfare. The rarity of the stone would also indicate that it belonged to a person of the royal bloodline. A mace is a basic hand held weapon, half way between a club and a hammer. Symbols of military might, Egyptian