Lot Essay
Fossiliferous limestone is a fairly rare material in ancient Egypt. For a Predynastic figure of a frog in the same material see no. 20 in Page-Gasser and Wiese, Ägypten, Augenblicke der Ewigkeit.
PREDYNASTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3200 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN FOSSILIFEROUS LIMESTONE MACEHEAD
PREDYNASTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3200 B.C.
Dark brown with white coral inclusions, ovoid in form, the narrow end with a deep tapering drill hole, the broad end with a shallow cylindrical drill hole
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) long
PREDYNASTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3200 B.C.
Dark brown with white coral inclusions, ovoid in form, the narrow end with a deep tapering drill hole, the broad end with a shallow cylindrical drill hole
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) long
Provenance
Belgian Private Collection, 1970s.
with Dominique Thirion, Brussels.
with Dominique Thirion, Brussels.
Brought to you by
G. Max Bernheimer
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