Bidspirit auction | MAGNIFICENT EGYPTIAN BLACK STONE MACE

MAGNIFICENT EGYPTIAN BLACK STONE MACE HEAD - Predynastic, Ca. 3600 - 3100 BC. An exquisitely crafted and well-preserved ceremonial mace head made of finely veined black marble. It has a drilled center for attachment purposes. The mace head comes with a custom-made wooden stand. Mace heads of this type date back to predynastic Egypt. For similar see: Liverpool Museum Inventory number 16.11.06.280 Size: 75mm x 70mm; Weight: 485g Provenance: Private London collection; previously in a 1980s Mayfair Family private collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.