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Description: | A complete copper alloy Macehead of Medieval date (AD 1250-1400). The object consists of a hollow cylinder 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.Their military function is less than assured. Daubney (A Decade of discovery: Proceedings of the PAS conference 2007; British Archaeological Reports 520; 2010) stated the possibility that they may have had an alternative (or additional) function, as the heads of staffs carried by clergy.Similar examples can be seen on the Portable Antiquities Database: DUR-5ACBE0, CORN-3455DB and LVPL-D0CAE3Length: 60.17mm, Width: 38.03mm, Thickness: 33.52mm, Diameter (of shaft): 28.72mm, Weight: 154.0g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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