Name: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access
Creator: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Egyptian Artca. 3900–3300 B.C.

Artwork Details

Title	Biconical macehead
Medium	Red breccia
Dimensions	L: 15.2 cm (6 in.); W: 4 cm (1 9/16 in.)
Department	Egyptian Art
Date	ca. 3900–3300 B.C.
Credit Line	Rogers Fund, 1913
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Period	Predynastic, Late Naqada l–Naqada II
Date Range	3900 BC – 3300 BC

Provenance

Region	Northern Upper Egypt
Country	Egypt

Other works from the Predynastic, Late Naqada l–Naqada II period

ca. 3900–3500 B.C.Bowl in the form of a turtle

ca. 3900–3650 B.C.String of beads

ca. 3900–3500 B.C.Boat-shaped palette

ca. 3900–3500 B.C.Palette, turtle

ca. 3900–3650 B.C.Bowl with Human Feet

ca. 3900–3500 B.C.Comb decorated with a hippo

ca. 3900–3500 B.C.Tusk figure of a man

ca. 3900–3500 B.C.Bone comb with an antelope

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 547183