NEAR EASTERN STONE MACE HEAD

Ca. 2700 - 2600 BC. A stone mace head with a bulbous ovoid form tapering towards a narrower base. It is pierced through the centre by a drilled cylindrical perforation for hafting. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 48.7.2. Size: 85mm x 65mm; Weight: 245g Provenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly acquired in the early 2000s in France; previously in 1970s European collection.