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La tête en forme de larme est percée longitudinalement pour être fixée à un fût en bois, sculpté dans un calcaire induré crémeux.
Arrière-plan: La masse est une arme de poing basique, à mi-chemin entre la massue et le marteau. Symboles de la puissance militaire, l'iconographie égyptienne regorge de représentations de dirigeants égyptiens frappant leurs ennemis avec une masse, et certains des premiers documents tangibles de l'Égypte dynastique ont été fournis par des têtes de masse de cérémonie, comme celles du roi Scorpion et du roi Narmer de la 1ère dynastie. .
Dimensions : Hauteur : 2 1/2 pouces (6,3 cm), Largeur : 1 7/8 pouces (4,7 cm)
Condition : Piqûres de surface et réparations cosmétiques à la base, sinon en très bon état général.
Provenance : Collection privée de Virginie, acquise auprès du commerce anglais au début des années 2000.
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