A rare Egyptian PreDynastic Breccia Macehead, Pre-Dynastic Period, ca. 3500 - 3200 BCE Medium - Copper acquired from Perspective Ltd

acquired from Perspective Ltd

slightly concave foot to a broad rim with a neatly rounded lip

and black on a cream ground

underscoring their connection to personal adornment

Comparable crescent-shaped pendants with architectural and zoomorphic motifs have been featured in collections at the British Museum and the Ashmolean

A rare Egyptian PreDynastic Breccia Macehead, Pre-Dynastic Period, ca. 3500 - 3200 BCE Medium - Copper acquired from Perspective LtdThe 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