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In ancient Egypt, stone mace heads were first used nearly 6,000 years ago in the predynastic period. The earliest known are disk maces with odd but beautifully formed stones mounted perpendicularly to their handle. Maces as a weapon were used extensively in Egypt and neighboring Canaan. A rounded pear form of mace head known as a "piriform" replaced the disk mace in the Naqada II period of pre-dynastic Upper Egypt (3600-3250 BC) and was used throughout the Naqada III period (3250-3100 BC).
AW34359. Stone globular mace-head, variegated breccia marble, Choice, 6.3 cm (2 1/2"), SOLD
Egyptian, Stone pyriform Mace-Head, Naqada II or III, c. 3600 - 3100 B.C.
In ancient Egypt, stone mace heads were first used nearly 6,000 years ago in the predynastic period. The earliest known are disk maces with odd but beautifully formed stones mounted perpendicularly to their handle. Maces as a weapon were used extensively in Egypt and neighboring Canaan. A rounded pear form of mace head known as a "piriform" replaced the disk mace in the Naqada II period of pre-dynastic Upper Egypt (3600-3250 BC) and was used throughout the Naqada III period (3250-3100 BC).
AE34358. Stone piriform mace-head, variegated breccia marble, Choice, 7 cm (2 3/4"), SOLD
Homo Erectus, Rift Valley, Ethiopia, Stone Hand Axe, 1 Million - 400,000 B.C.
Found in the Rift Valley, Ethiopia in the 1970's. From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years. AA35454. Homo Erectus, stone hand axe; cf. Johnson & Shreve pp. 148-150, cf. Malloy, Weapons nr. 2; 2 1/2" x 1 3/4", Choice, beige-grey rough lava, finely worked to biface shape; heavy gray patina; SOLD
Homo Erectus, Rift Valley, Ethiopia, Stone Hand Axe, 1 Million - 400,000 B.C.
Found in the Rift Valley, Ethiopia in the 1970's. From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.AA35451. Homo Erectus, stone hand axe; cf. Johnson & Shreve pp. 148-150, cf. Malloy Weapons 2; 5" x 3 1/2", Choice, beige-grey rough lava, finely worked to biface shape; heavy gray patina, SOLD
Homo Erectus, Rift Valley, Ethiopia, Stone Hand Axe, 1 Million - 400,000 B.C.
Found in the Rift Valley, Ethiopia in the 1970's. From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years. AA35450. Homo Erectus, stone hand axe; cf. Johnson & Shreve pp. 148-150, cf. Malloy Weapons 2; 5" x 3", Choice conditon, beige-grey rough lava, finely worked to biface shape; heavy gray patina; SOLD
Danish, Chalcedony Knife, Early Neolithic, 6,000 - 4,000 B.C.
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years. AA37524. Neolithic stone knife; 4 inches long; serrated edges on both sides; black and grey chalcedony, Superb, SOLD
Western Black Sea Area, Hamangia Culture, Stone Axe Head, c. 5,500 - 3,500 B.C.
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years. AA35467. Hamangia Culture stone axe head; cf. Beriu, Romania Pl. 2-17; black polished stone, straight edges, one side slightly incuse; 46 mm long, Average, SOLD
Eastern Europe, Hamangia Culture, Steatite Adze Head, c. 5,500 - 3,500 B.C.
The Hamangia culture is a Late Neolithic archaeological culture of Dobruja between the Danube and the Black Sea and Muntenia and in the south. It is named after the site of Baia-Hamangia, discovered in 1952 along Lake Golovita. -- WikipediaAA37520. Hamangia Culture stone adze head; polished black steatite, straight edges and rounded sides; 46 mm long, Superb, from the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years; SOLD
Holy Land, Jericho, Chalcedony Arrowhead, c. 2,000 B.C.
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
Jericho is located in the West Bank of the Palestinian Territories, 16 kilometers north of the Dead Sea. Well below sea level, it is the lowest permanently inhabited site on earth. Described in the Hebrew Bible as the "City of Palm Trees," numerous the springs in and around Jericho have made it an attractive site for human habitation for thousands of years. It is known in Judeo-Christian tradition as the place of the Israelites' return from bondage in Egypt, led by Joshua, the successor to Moses. Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of over 20 successive settlements in Jericho, the first of which dates back to 11,000 years ago (9000 B.C.). It is among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.
AA37526. Jericho, arrowhead; 22 mm long; buff chalcedony; a small gem, Superb, SOLD
North Western Morocco, Chalcedony Scraper, Late Paleolithic, c. 27,000 B.C.
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years. AG35459. Paleolithic Morocco, black grey chalcedony scraper, 2 3/4" long, Choice, SOLD
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