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The 'Scorpion King' Mace head
(Ashmolean Museum, Oxford; number: AN1896-1908.E3632)

Egyptian Mace Head, AN1896-1908.E3632.

• What does The Ashmolean have to do with 'The Scorpion King'?



• Why the name?



• Where is it from and how did it come to Oxford?



• When was it made and why is it so large?



• Did a 'King Scorpion' ever exist?