1931.140: Ceremonial Mace Head from Nuzi Palace Courtyard G50, Stratum II
Weapons and Ammunition
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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
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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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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