A rare Chinese Green-Stone Mace Head, Neolithic Period, ca. 3000 - 2000 BCE Household Goods assembled in the 1980’s to

assembled in the 1980’s to 1990’s

With the closure of the Corcoran in 2014

It often served as a guardian symbol in both domestic and funerary contexts

A rare example

The olla is otherwise intact

A rare Chinese Green-Stone Mace Head, Neolithic Period, ca. 3000 - 2000 BCE Household Goods assembled in the 1980’s toThe 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