Ancient MESOPOTAMIAN STONE MACE HEAD c.3rd Millenium BC. Size 2 1/2 x 2 inches (50mm x 70mm; Weight: 455g) Carved stone mace head carved from polished tan and black stone. It is hand-carved into a rounded shape with a cylindrical hafting slot drilled vertically through the body. A mace head such as this, fixed to a wooden or metal staff, was a common early weapon. However, by the time that this mace head was furnished, the mace had been replaced by the axe as the preferred weapon of the time, while the mace instead came to connote authority. Provenance: Private East Coast Collection Acquired from Apollo auction lot 48 Ex; Property of a London gallery, acquired on the US art market; ex. J. H. Carre collection, Belgium; thence by descent; ex. Sotheby's, London, Antiquities, 10-11 July 1989, Lot 335.

Minor wear else in good condition