A rare Chinese Green-Stone Mace Head, Neolithic Period, ca. 3000 - 2000 BCE Medium - Faience Condition: The scarab is intact

Condition: The scarab is intact and in excellent condition overall

a practice begun during the reign of Augustus

A pretty translucent amethyst bead of ovoid shape

Medium: Lapis lazuli

A rare Chinese Green-Stone Mace Head, Neolithic Period, ca. 3000 - 2000 BCE Medium - Faience Condition: The scarab is intactThe mace head is more than a weapon, it is a unique object that has a ritual role symbolizing one's authority and prestige. This fine example is carved from green stone, the exterior carefully hand polished, and drilled through the center for attachment to a wooden shaft. The archaeological evidence available so far has revealed that the earliest mace heads first appeared in the Near East about 83006000 BCE along with the early development and spread