Ceremonial Mace Head from Nuzi Palace Courtyard G50, Stratum II

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1931.140
Title: Ceremonial Mace Head from Nuzi Palace Courtyard G50, Stratum II
Classification: Weapons and Ammunition
Work Type: mace
Date: 1500-1350 B.C.
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Nuzi (Mesopotamia)
Period: Mitannian period
Culture: Hurrian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/292357

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Red granite
Technique: Carved
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

Recorded Ownership History: Excavated from Yorghan Tepe, Iraq; Original Field Catalogue # 30.1.155 (January 1930, object 155)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard-Baghdad School Expedition (1929-1930)
Accession Year: 1931
Object Number: 1931.140
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
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Descriptions

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.

Verification Level

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