Lot 494
494
AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE BULL-HEADED CERMONIAL MACE-HEAD
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AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE BULL-HEADED CERMONIAL MACE-HEAD

CIRCA 3000 B.C.

Details
AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE BULL-HEADED CERMONIAL MACE-HEAD
CIRCA 3000 B.C.
The fluted body with two relief bull's heads on either side, pierced longitudinally
1½ in. (3.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of Colonel Norman Colville, M.C. (1893-1974).
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

Cf. C. Andrews, Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p. 61, pl. 70(f) "... frontal animal-head amulet found in Predynastic burials and continuing into the early Dynastic Period is characterised by two prominent round holes for eyes, sometimes inlaid, almost encircled by curved horns ... intended to confer the strength and virility of the animal on its wearer."

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