Image: Carved Serpentine Mace-head

Description: Carved Serpentine Mace-head. Among the scatter of objects in the Hierakonpolis 'Main Deposit' were groups sorted according to type. Hundreds of stone mace-heads were piled together. This is a serpentine mace-head carved with a row of hunting dogs and lions. Hierakonpolis E.367 Bibliography J.E. Quibell, "Hierakonpolis. Part 1. Plates of Discoveries in 1898" (Egyptian Research Account, Bernard Quaritch, London, 1900) Pg. 8 "PL.XIX. Dyn. 0. 1. Limestone vase, with developed drawing (see PL.XX,1). The hieroglyphs on the jar appear to read, The Horus Scorpion, apparently the name of the Scorpion-King ... "6 is a line of animals carved around a sceptre-head of grey steatite. The three dogs chasing three lions are admirably carved, the best piece of naturalistic work of this time." PL. XIX J.E. Quibell and F.W. Green, "Hierakonpolis. Part II" Egyptian Research Account Fifth Memoir (Bernard Quaritch, London, 1902) Pg. 38 "PL. XIX ... 6. Development of the design round a steatite macehead, the view of which is given in on PL. XXIII. The animals are dogs wearing collars and name-plates (?) alternating with lions." Pg. 39 "PL. XXIII. Various green glazed beads; the sceptre head, drawn in PL. XIX." Pg. 50 "PL. LXVI ... To the right of the doll are shown details of the carved serpentine macehead found by Mr. Quibell and figured in vol.i on PL. XIX.6. It had been fitted to the end of a rod, also serpentine ; from [pg.51] the top of this rod a copper pin projects upwards, and may have entered a hole on the upper part now broken off. The horizontal copper pin was introduced from the outside through a small hole afterwards closed by a serpentine stopper. The carving has been carried over the plug or stopper, thus effectively concealing it." PL. XXIII PL LXVI
Title: Carved Serpentine Mace-head
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