Sayala Mace
The Sayala Mace or Seyala Mace is a ceremonial mace made of gold plated wood and stone, from Predynastic Egypt (Naqada IIIa, c.3200 BC). It was found by Cecil Mallaby Firth in 1910/11 at Sayala in Lower Nubia and subsequently kept in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo until it was stolen in 1920. Its later fate is unknown. The mace is especially significant for the detailed depictions of animals on its handle.
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Sayala Mace
The Sayala Mace or Seyala Mace is a ceremonial mace made of gold plated wood and stone, from Predynastic Egypt (Naqada IIIa, c.3200 BC). It was found by Cecil Mallaby Firth in 1910/11 at Sayala in Lower Nubia and subsequently kept in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo until it was stolen in 1920. Its later fate is unknown. The mace is especially significant for the detailed depictions of animals on its handle.
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Die Sayala-Keule (auch Seyala- ...... taillierten Tierdarstellungen.
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The Sayala Mace or Seyala Mace ...... ions of animals on its handle.
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Naqada IIIa, Predynastic Egypt c. 3200 BC
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Sketch of the mace and its decorations
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Grip: wood and gold plating. Head: breccia or rose quartz
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Die Sayala-Keule (auch Seyala- ...... taillierten Tierdarstellungen.
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The Sayala Mace or Seyala Mace ...... ions of animals on its handle.
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Sayala Mace
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Sayala-Keule
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