Pre-Dynastic, Ca. 3500-3000 BC. A rare piriform alabaster mace head with a cylindrical drill hole in the centre for attachment to a wooden handle. Maces were extensively used in Egypt and neighbouring Canaan from the middle of the 4th millennium BC to the middle of the 3rd. Using the mace required a rather great physical force. Item comes with a professional historical report from Ancient Report Specialists. Size: L:200mm / W:100mm ; 505gProvenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly in the collection of Dr. Bruce L. Ralston, Tuxedo Park New York; Dr. Ralston assembled a large collection during the 1960s and 1970s; accompanied by a copy of the 1973 receipt.