Ceremonial Mace Head from Nuzi Palace Courtyard G50, Stratum II
1500-1350 B.C.
Description
Smooth, bulbous macehead with central shaft. Complete except for a small area of loss near the base. The central shaft was drilled lengthwise from the top and the bottom, presumably to affix the macehead to a handle. The drilled shaft-holes are of unequal length and slightly misaligned.
Dimensions
8.6 x 7.7 cm (3 3/8 x 3 1/16 in.); shaft diam top to bottom = 1.5 - 1.7 cm
Provenance
Excavated from Yorghan Tepe, Iraq; Original Field Catalogue # 30.1.155 (January 1930, object 155)
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