Egypt - Three Old Kingdom Marble Maceheads > Lot No. 656

Description:
3rd millennium BC. Three piriform cream marble maceheads, pierced vertically; this type replaced the disc macehead of the Naqada II period of pre-dynastic Upper Egypt.

Measurements:
55 - 58mm wide.

Condition:
Very fine.

Provenance:
From a deceased estate.

Export licence:
No

Estimate: £200 - 300 (EUR 240 - 360; USD 320 - 480)

Auction date: Friday 19th March 2010 at The Swedenborg Hall 20-21 Bloomsbury Way
London WC1A 2TH

Sold for: £190