An Egyptian Breccia Mace Head, Old Kingdom, ca. 2700 - 2500 BCE Architectural acquired in the 1940’s and

acquired in the 1940’s and then decent to his son

and they were often used in Roman baths

It is re-strung as a necklace on a modern 18K yellow gold chain that can be adjusted up to 18 inches

Dimensions: Pendant height: 5/8 inch (1

An Egyptian Breccia Mace Head, Old Kingdom, ca. 2700 - 2500 BCE Architectural acquired in the 1940’s andThis stone mace head is a surviving example of one of humanity's earliest and most enduring weapons. Carefully shaped into a rounded, pear like form and pierced longitudinally for attachment to a wooden shaft, it would originally have served as the striking head of a mace, a weapon used throughout Egypt from the Predynastic Period onward. While practical in function, the mace quickly assumed a symbolic role in Egyptian society. By the dawn of the