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Description: | Cast copper alloy late Medieval macehead.It consists of a cast, hollow cylinder of copper alloy, with three rows, each of four pyramid-shaped spikes at the top of the mace. Each of the rows is offset 90 degrees from the adjacent row. As is usual for these maceheads, the upper and lower rows are of half-pyramid-shaped spikes, while those on the central row are of full pyramid shape.Few examples have been found in excavated contexts, but this example probably dates to around the 14th century. Their military function is less than assured; Daubney (forthcoming) has stated the possibility that they may have had an alternative (or additional) function, as the heads of staffs carried by clergy.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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