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San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins
Mace Head
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins

Mace Head

DepartmentAncient Mediterranean Art
CultureIranian
Dateca. 2500 B.C.
MediumHematite
Dimensionsh. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
w. 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins
Object number96.1.28
Geography
Probable place madeIran
DescriptionA round macehead, slightly flattened at top and bottom, with a central hole for attachment to a shaft.ProvenanceFrances Semaan Wilkins (1916-1999) and Frederick J. Wilkins (1916-2004), San Antonio, by 1994; Frances Semaan Wilkins and Frederick J. Wilkins, by gift to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 1996
Not on view
Collections
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n.d.
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Javelin Head
Culture: Scythian
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San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frederick Wilkins.
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Culture: Indian
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Culture: Tuareg
19th century
Image Not Available for Techigai Yari Multi-pronged
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San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins.
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