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Narmer Macehead

Narmer Macehead

archaeological artefact · limestone

The Narmer macehead is an ancient Egyptian decorative stone mace head. It was found in the "main deposit" in the temple area of the ancient Egyptian city of Nekhen (Hierakonpolis) by James Quibell in 1898. It is dated to the Early Dynastic Period reign of king Narmer whose serekh is engraved on it. The macehead is now kept at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.

material
limestone
held at
Ashmolean Museum · art museum
inv. no.
0080

The journey

found at
Nekhen
now in
Ashmolean Museum
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