IDENTIFIERS
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id:	49586
accession number:	E.32c.1898

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Tuesday 25 February 2020

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Limestone mace head, pear shaped. There is a hole drilled through the centre to allow attachment to a wooden rod. Mace heads are symbolic of the power of the king. The ruler of is often shown on temple reliefs smiting Egyptian enemies with such a weapon. The mace head is placed upside down in this photograph.
title:	mace head

LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Antiquities

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/49586





TECHNIQUES
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carved
TECHNIQUES
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drilled

CATEGORIES
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category: weapons

DATING
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creation date:	3000 - 2500
creation date earliest:	3000
creation date latest:	2500
culture:	Predynastic
culture:	Early Dynastic Period


DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Height
units: cm
value: 7.5



IMAGES

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width: 760 pixels

surrogate: mid
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height: 375 pixels
width: 500 pixels

surrogate: original
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height: 570 pixels
width: 760 pixels

surrogate: preview
format: jpeg
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height: 188 pixels
width: 250 pixels