Stone mace head. Stone piriform mace head with a...
Stone mace head. Stone piriform mace head with a central shaft to accommodate a haft. 6.6 x 5.2 cm. For similar, cf. Lapp, P. W. Bab-edh Dhrah, ASOR, 1989, p. 290, no.7. Minor chipping, some abrasion.
Early Bronze Age, ca. 3100-2150 BCE, when cuneiform and hieroglyphics came into use making the period the threshold between prehistory and history. In parallel, man began to produce vessels and weapons from bronze. The two developments with the consequent prosperity led to this period being the beginning of urbanization.
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Stone mace head. Stone piriform mace head with a central shaft to accommodate a haft. 6.6 x 5.2 cm. For similar, cf. Lapp, P. W. Bab-edh Dhrah, ASOR, 1989, p. 290, no.7. Minor chipping, some abrasion.
Early Bronze Age, ca. 3100-2150 BCE, when cuneiform and hieroglyphics came into use making the period the threshold between prehistory and history. In parallel, man began to produce vessels and weapons from bronze. The two developments with the consequent prosperity led to this period being the beginning of urbanization.
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