Disc-shaped mace head
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Disc-shaped mace head

TitleDisc-shaped mace head
Dateca. 3850–2960 BCE 38th century BCE
MediumPorphyry
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineGift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Disc-shaped mace head” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated ca. 3850–2960 BCE. It is executed in porphyry. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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